Cisseps fulvicollis

Yellow-collared Scape Moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Cisseps
Species: C. fulvicollis
Binomial name
Cisseps fulvicollis
(Hübner, [1818])
Synonyms
  • Glaucopis fulvicollis Hübner, [1818]
  • Glaucopis semidiaphana Harris, 1839
  • Scepsis pallens H. Edwards, 1886

The Yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis) is a species of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Hübner in 1818.

Description

The wingspan of this particular moth is between 29 and 37 mm.

Distribution

This moth is active during late spring and summer in fields and forest edges throughout Canada south to Texas and Florida.

Life cycle

The caterpillar of this particular species is yellow, brown or black with sparse long, soft, pale setae. It has dark stripes on its back and sides surrounded by yellow or orange stripes.

Larval foods

Range

Widespread in North America, including southeastern US, where Virginia Ctenucha is absent.

Subspecies

Similar species

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References

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