Biology:Ceranemota crumbi

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Short description: Species of false owlet moth

Ceranemota crumbi
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Ceranemota crumbi shows off its soft forewings usually hidden underneath the bark-like hindwings.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Ceranemota
Species:
C. crumbi
Binomial name
Ceranemota crumbi
Benjamin, 1938

Ceranemota crumbi is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1938.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from western Oregon and the Washington (state) Cascade Range.[2] Its habitat consists of coastal rainforests and mixed hardwood forests.

The length of ceranemota crumbi's forewings is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing from late October to late November in one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on hardwood species.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13459238 entry