Celiptera frustulum

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Euclidiini
Genus: Celiptera
Species: C. frustulum
Binomial name
Celiptera frustulum
Guenée, 1852[1]
Synonyms
  • Litomitus elongatus Grote, 1864
  • Celiptera elongatus (Grote, 1864)
  • Remigia discissa Walker, 1865
  • Celiptera discissa (Walker, 1865)

The Black Bit Moth (Celiptera frustulum) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in eastern North America, as far north as Ontario.

The wingspan is 34–41 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in two generations.

The larvae feed on Robinia pseudoacacia.

References

  1. ↑ taxapad.com
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