Ceranemota albertae, the Alberta lutestring, is a species of moth of the family Drepanidae first described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1938.[1] It is found in western Canada, from south-central British Columbia east to south-eastern Saskatchewan. The habitat consists of dry open woodlands and shrub areas with wild cherry.
Ceranemota albertae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Ceranemota |
Species: | C. albertae
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Binomial name | |
Ceranemota albertae J. F. G. Clarke, 1938
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The wingspan is 32–39 mm. Adults are similar to Ceranemota tearlei and Ceranemota partida, but are darker and more silvery.[2] Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.
References
edit- ^ Anweiler, G. G. & Schmidt, B. C. (April 7, 2003). "Species Details Ceranemota albertae". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ Clarke, J. F. Gates & Benjamin, Foster H. (1938). "A Study of Some North American Moths Allied to the Thyatirid Genus Bombycia Hübner". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 37: 55–77 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.