Cecrita is a genus of prominent moths in the family Notodontidae. There are about eight described species in Cecrita, found in North, Central, and South America.[1][2]
| Cecrita | |
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| Cecrita lunata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Heterocampinae |
| Genus: | Cecrita Walker, 1855 |
Species
editThese eight species belong to the genus Cecrita:
- Cecrita belfragei Grote, 1879
- Cecrita biundata Walker, 1855 (wavy-lined heterocampa)
- Cecrita cubana Grote, 1866 (Cuban heterocampa moth)
- Cecrita franclemonti Miller, 2021
- Cecrita guttivitta (Walker, 1855) (saddled prominent)
- Cecrita incongrua Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 (Dog's-tooth violet)
- Cecrita lunata H. Edwards, 1884
- Cecrita plumosa Miller, 2021
References
edit- ^ "Cecrita genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ Miller, James S.; Wagner, David L.; Opler, Paul A.; Lafontaine, J. Donald (2021). The Moths of North America, Fascicle 22.1B, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion). Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 978-0979663352.
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