Ceranemota fasciata

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Ceranemota fasciata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1910.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to northern California. It is also present in coastal southern Alaska.[2] The habitat consists of coastal rainforests, mixed hardwood forests and montane riparian areas.

Ceranemota fasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Ceranemota
Species:
C. fasciata
Binomial name
Ceranemota fasciata
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Bombycia fasciata Barnes & McDunnough, 1910

The larvae feed on Amelanchier alnifolia and Prunus species, including Prunus ilicifolia and Prunus virginiana.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Ceranemota fasciata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "850011.00 – 6243 – Ceranemota fasciata – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Pacific Northwest Moths