Ceranemota improvisa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1873.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from northern California, western Oregon, western Washington and south-western British Columbia.[2] Adults are on wing from late September to November in one generation per year.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Ceranemota |
| Species: | C. improvisa
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| Ceranemota improvisa (H. Edwards, 1873)
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The larvae feed on Crataegus douglasii and Prunus species.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ceranemota improvisa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "850010.00 – 6242 – Ceranemota improvisa – (Edwards, 1873)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ^ Pacific Northwest Moths
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