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Cissusa mucronata

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Cissusa mucronata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Cissusa
Species:
C. mucronata
Binomial name
Cissusa mucronata
(Grote, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
  • Synedoida mucronata Grote, 1883

Cissusa mucronata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is 33–35 mm. The forewings are brownish grey, sprinkled with pale points. The hindwings are whitish, with soiled veins, with vague brownish borders.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to September.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cissusa mucronata (Grote 1883)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Grote, A.R. 1882. New species of moths and notes on structure of moths and genera. The Canadian Entomologist 15(7): 121 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.