Clostera albosigma Fitch, 1856 is a animal in the Notodontidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Clostera albosigma Fitch, 1856

Clostera albosigma Fitch, 1856

Clostera albosigma (the sigmoid prominent) is a Notodontidae moth found across North America, with larvae feeding on poplar and willow.

Family
Genus
Clostera
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Clostera albosigma Fitch, 1856

Clostera albosigma, commonly known as the sigmoid prominent, is a moth species belonging to the family Notodontidae. Asa Fitch first described this species in 1856. This moth is distributed across North America, ranging from Newfoundland west to Vancouver Island, north to Great Slave Lake and the Northwest Territories, and south at least as far as Missouri. The wingspan of adult Clostera albosigma measures between 28 and 38 mm. Adults fly from May to August, with flight timing varying based on location. The species' larvae feed on poplar and willow plants.

Photo: (c) Larry Clarfeld, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Larry Clarfeld · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Notodontidae Clostera

More from Notodontidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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