''Cisseps fulvicollis'', the yellow-collared scape moth, is a species of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
and subfamily
Arctiinae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
. It was described by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1818.
Description
The wingspan is between 29 and 37 mm.
Distribution
This moth is active during late spring and summer in fields and forest edges throughout
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
south to
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
and
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
.
Life cycle
The caterpillar is yellow, brown or black with sparse long, soft, pale
seta
In biology, setae (singular seta ; from the Latin word for "bristle") are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms.
Animal setae
Protostomes
Annelid setae are stiff bristles present on the body. Th ...
e. It has dark stripes on its back and sides surrounded by yellow or orange stripes.
Larval foods
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Grasses
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...
*
Sedges
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' wit ...
Range
It is widespread in North America, including the southeastern US, where the
Virginia ctenucha (''Ctenucha virginica'') is absent.
Subspecies
*''Cisseps fulvicollis fulvicollis''
*''Cisseps fulvicollis pallens''
(H. Edwards, 1886)
Similar species
*''
Ctenucha virginica'' – Virginia ctenucha
Images
File:Yellow-collared Scape Moth.jpg, Yellow-collared scape moth
File:Yellow Collared Scape Moth.JPG, With visible proboscis
File:Ctenucha virginica, Ottawa.jpg, For comparison Virginia ctenucha (''Ctenucha virginica'')
File:Cisseps fulvicollis1.jpg, With folded wings
References
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External links
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''Cisseps fulvicollis'' Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images
''Cisseps fulvicollis'' Discover Life
Moths of North America
Ctenuchina
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