Biology:Ceranemota partida

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Short description: Species of false owlet moth

Ceranemota partida
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Ceranemota
Species:
C. partida
Binomial name
Ceranemota partida
J. F. G. Clarke, 1938

Ceranemota partida is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1938.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from northern Colorado.

The wingspan is 36–41 mm. Adults are inseparable from Ceranemota tearlei in external characters but may be distinguished by characters of the genitalia. Adults have been recorded on wing in July, September and October.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Ceranemota partida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=57746. 
  2. Clarke, J. F. Gates; Benjamin, Foster H. (1938). "A Stydy of Some North American Moths Allied to the Thyatirid Genus Bombycia Hübner". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 37: 55–77. http://biostor.org/reference/100294/page/1. 

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