Ceranemota improvisa

Ceranemota improvisa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Ceranemota
Species:	C. improvisa
Binomial name
	Ceranemota improvisa; (H. Edwards, 1873)
Synonyms
	Cymatophora improvisa H. Edwards, 1873;

Ceranemota improvisa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1873.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from northern California, western Oregon, western Washington and south-western British Columbia.^[2] The habitat consists of mixed hardwood forests, coastal rainforests and mixed hardwood-conifer forests.

The length of the forewings is about 16 mm. The forewings are banded greenish grey and dark brown grey. The hindwings are medium brown grey with a faint grey discal spot and terminal line. Adults are on wing from late September to November in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus douglasii and Prunus species.^[3]

References[]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ceranemota improvisa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
^ "850010.00 – 6242 – Ceranemota improvisa – (Edwards, 1873)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
^ Pacific Northwest Moths

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ceranemota improvisa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

[2] "850010.00 – 6242 – Ceranemota improvisa – (Edwards, 1873)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.

[3] Pacific Northwest Moths

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