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Drepanidae
850010 – 6242   Ceranemota improvisa (Edwards, 1873)

© Steve Morris
Genitalia: See Clarke & Benjamin (1938).
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Synonymy:
  • improvisa (Edwards, 1873) (Cymatophora) - MONA 1983: 6242
      Type locality: "Cascades, W. T. [Washington Territory]".
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Clarke, J.F.G. & F.H. Benjamin, 1938. A study of some North American moths allied to the Thyatirid genus Bombycia Hubner. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, 37(2): 58; pl. 14, figs. 5, 5a; pl. 16, fig. 10; pl. 17, figs 17,20.
    • Edwards, H., 1873. Pacific Coast Lepidoptera. No 3. Notes on some Zygoenidse and Bombycidse of Oregon and British Columbia; with descriptions of New Species.. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 5: 189.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 27.12m; p. 202. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Ceranemota improvisa
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    Ceranemota improvisa
    DNA - © Libby & Rick Avis
    Ceranemota improvisa
    © Steve Morris
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    Ceranemota improvisa
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