Symmerista leucitys Franclemont, 1946 is a animal in the Notodontidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Symmerista leucitys Franclemont, 1946
Symmerista leucitys, the orange-humped mapleworm moth, is a Notodontidae moth found in eastern North America that feeds on Acer as larvae.
Symmerista leucitys, commonly called the orange-humped mapleworm moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Notodontidae. This species is native to North America, where it occurs in southern Canada and the northern half of the United States east of the Great Plains. The wingspan of adult individuals measures approximately 35 millimeters. Symmerista leucitys produces one generation each year. Its larvae feed on plants of the genus Acer.
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