Symmerista canicosta Franclemont, 1946 is a animal in the Notodontidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Symmerista canicosta Franclemont, 1946

Symmerista canicosta Franclemont, 1946

Symmerista canicosta (red-humped oakworm moth) is a Notodontidae moth found from southern Canada to the southeastern US, with a ~35 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Symmerista
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Symmerista canicosta Franclemont, 1946

Symmerista canicosta, commonly known as the red-humped oakworm moth, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. This species is distributed from southern Canada to North Carolina, South Carolina, and Mississippi in the United States. It has a wingspan of approximately 35 millimeters.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Notodontidae › Symmerista

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