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
(Edwards, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Cymatophora improvisa H. Edwards, 1873

Ceranemota improvisa is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by 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]

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