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Symmerista leucitys

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Species of moth

Symmerista leucitys
Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Symmerista
Species: S. leucitys
Binomial name
Symmerista leucitys
Franclemont, 1946

Symmerista leucitys, commonly known as the orange-humped mapleworm moth, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. It is found in North America, from southern Canada and the northern half of the United States east of the Great Plains.

The wingspan is about 35 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Acer species.

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Bug Guide
  3. Moths of North Dakota
Taxon identifiers
Symmerista leucitys


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