Ceranemota partida

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.

Ceranemota partida
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C. partida
Binomial name
Ceranemota partida
J. F. G. Clarke, 1938

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.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ceranemota partida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  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 via BioStor.


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