Biology:Cecrita lunata
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Short description: Species of moth
Cecrita lunata | |
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Cecrita lunata, Arizona | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Subfamily: | Heterocampinae |
Genus: | Cecrita |
Species: | C. lunata
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Binomial name | |
Cecrita lunata (H. Edwards, 1884)
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Cecrita lunata is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae (the prominents).[1][2] It was first described by Henry Edwards in 1884 and it is found in the western United States and Mexico.
The MONA or Hodges number for Cecrita lunata is 7993.[3]
This species was formerly a member of the genus Heterocampa, but was transferred to Cecrita as a result of research published in 2021.[4]
References
- ↑ "Heterocampa lunata". https://www.gbif.org/species/5119032. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ "Cecrita lunata Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/602403. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Cecrita lunata". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7993. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ 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.
Further reading
- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 127–47. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2015). "Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III". ZooKeys (527): 227–236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.527.6151. PMID 26692790.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302570819.
Wikidata ☰ Q13228344 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecrita lunata.
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