Furcula borealis Guérin-Méneville, 1844 is a animal in the Notodontidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Furcula borealis Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Furcula borealis Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Furcula borealis, the white furcula moth, is a North American Notodontidae moth with larvae feeding on specific tree genera.

Family
Genus
Furcula
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Furcula borealis Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Furcula borealis, commonly known as the white furcula moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Notodontidae. Its range extends from New Hampshire to Texas and Florida in the eastern United States, and it can also be found in Colorado and South Dakota. The wingspan of adult white furcula moths measures between 31 and 42 millimeters. Adult moths are active and in flight from April through August. The larvae of this species feed on Prunus avium, as well as various species of Salix and Populus.

Photo: (c) Jenn Forman Orth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Notodontidae Furcula

More from Notodontidae

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

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