Celiptera frustulum, the black bit moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in eastern North America, as far north as Ontario.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Celiptera |
| Species: | C. frustulum
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The wingspan is 34–41 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in two generations.
The larvae feed on Robinia pseudoacacia.
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Celiptera frustulum Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
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