Schizura concinna

Schizura concinna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Schizura
Species: S. concinna
Binomial name
Schizura concinna
(J.E. Smith, 1797)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena concinna J. E. Smith, 1797
  • Schizura nitida (Packard, 1864)
  • Schizura riversii (Behr, 1890)
  • Schizura concinna salicis

Schizura concinna, the red-humped caterpillar, is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from southern Canada to Florida and California.

The wingspan is about 38 mm.

The larvae feed on a wide range of woody plants.

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