Kingdom Animalia Family Notodontidae Genus Symmerista Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Symmerista, Butterflies and moths, Ellida caniplaga, Nerice bidentata, Pheosia rimosa | ||
Symmerista leucitys, the orange-humped mapleworm moth, is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in North America, from southern Canada and the northern half of the United States east of the Great Plains.
The wingspan is about 35 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Acer species.
References
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