Ceranemota tearlei is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1888.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia and central Alberta south to central California in the west and to Utah and Colorado in the Rocky Mountains.[2] The hindwings are lighter grey with somewhat darker markings. Adults are on wing from late August to October 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. tearlei
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| Ceranemota tearlei H. Edwards, 1888
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The larvae feed on Amelanchier alnifolia, Sorbus scopulina and Salix species.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ceranemota tearlei". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "850014.00 – 6246 – Ceranemota tearlei – (Edwards, 1886)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ^ Pacific Northwest Moths
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