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Ceranemota improvisa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Ceranemota
Species:	C. improvisa
Binomial name
Ceranemota improvisa (H. Edwards, 1873)
Synonyms
Cymatophora improvisa H. Edwards, 1873

Ceranemota improvisa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1873. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from northern California, western Oregon, western Washington and south-western British Columbia. Adults are on wing from late September to November in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus douglasii and Prunus species.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Ceranemota improvisa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
2. "850010.00 – 6242 – Ceranemota improvisa – (Edwards, 1873)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
3. Pacific Northwest Moths

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