Apical Prominent Moth
Clostera apicalis (Walker, 1855)
Apical Prominent Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7256
Synonyms
Hodges #7901 
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13 Records

Relationships

Larval host plants are various willow species (Miller et al., 2018).

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Clostera apicalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Clostera
Species:
C. apicalis
Binomial name
Clostera apicalis
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ichthyura apicalis Walker, 1855

Clostera apicalis, the apical prominent or red-marked tentmaker, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae (the prominents).[1][2][3][4] It was first described by Francis Walker in 1855 and it is found in North America.[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Clostera apicalis is 7901.[5]

Subspecies

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Two subspecies belong to Clostera apicalis:

  • Clostera apicalis apicalis (Walker, 1855) i g
  • Clostera apicalis ornata (Grote and Robinson, 1868) i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = BugGuide[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Clostera apicalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. ^ a b "Clostera apicalis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. ^ a b "Clostera apicalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. ^ a b "Clostera apicalis Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Clostera apicalis". Retrieved 2018-04-21.

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