Biology:Celiptera frustulum

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Short description: Species of moth

Celiptera frustulum
Celiptera frustulum - Black Bit Moth (14836116349).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Celiptera
Species:
C. frustulum
Binomial name
Celiptera frustulum
Guenée, 1852[1]
Synonyms
  • Walker, 1865 Grote, 1864
  • (Walker, 1865) Celiptera elongatus
  • Litomitus elongatus (Grote, 1864)
  • Remigia discissa Celiptera discissa

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.

The wingspan is 34–41 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in two generations.

The larvae feed on Robinia pseudoacacia.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5058111 entry