Cerura
Encyclopedia
Cerura is a genus
of moth
s of the Notodontidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Notodontidae
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,500 known species. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World...
family.
Species
- Cerura vinulaCerura vinulaThe Puss Moth is a lepidopteran from the family Notodontidae.The moth can be found in Europe and North Africa. It has a wingspan of 58 to 75 mm. The moth survives the winter as a Pupa in a very solid, wood reinforced cocoon, attached to a tree or pole.The host plants of the moth are the willow and...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Cerura iberica (Ortiz & Templado, 1966)
- Cerura delavoiei (Gaschet, 1876)
- Cerura ermineaCerura ermineaCerura erminea is a moth of the family Notodontidae, also know by the names of Lesser Puss Moth or Feline. It is found in Europe....
(Esper, 1783) - Cerura felina Butler, 1877
- Cerura przewalskyi (Alphéraky, 1882)
- Cerura mencianaCerura mencianaCerura menciana is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Japan, Korea, China, Burma and Taiwan.The wingspan is 50-60 mm.The larvae have been recorded feeding on Populus species.-Subspecies:*Cerura menciana menciana...
Moore, 1877 - Cerura subrosea (Matsumura, 1927)
- Cerura dayongi Schintlmeister & Fang, 2001
- Cerura priapus Schintlmeister, 1997
- Cerura tattakana Matsumura, 1927
- Cerura malaysiana Holloway, 1982
- Cerura kandyia Moore
- Cerura australis Scott, 1864
- Cerura multipunctata Bethune-Baker, 1904
- Cerura liturataCerura liturataCerura liturata is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from the Oriental Tropics to Sundaland.The larvae feed on Flacourtiaceae, Populus and Terminalia species.-External links:*...
Walker, 1855 - Cerura thomasi Schintlmeister, 1993
- Cerura scitiscriptaCerura scitiscriptaThe Black-etched Prominent is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from Quebec west to eastern Alberta, south to Florida and Texas....
Walker, 1865 - Cerura candida Lintner, 1878
- Cerura rarata Walker, 1865