Cisseps fulvicollis

Cisseps fulvicollis, the yellow-collared scape moth, is a species of the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.

Yellow-collared scape moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Cisseps
Species:	C. fulvicollis
Binomial name
Cisseps fulvicollis (Hübner, 1818)
Synonyms
Glaucopis fulvicollis Hübner, [1818] Glaucopis semidiaphana Harris, 1839 Scepsis pallens H. Edwards, 1886

Description

The wingspan is between 1 and 1+1⁄2 inches (25 and 38 mm).

Distribution

This moth is active during late spring and summer in fields and forest edges throughout Canada south to Texas and Florida.

Life cycle

The caterpillar is yellow, brown or black with sparse long, soft, pale setae. It has dark stripes on its back and sides surrounded by yellow or orange stripes.

Larval foods

• Grasses
• Sedges

Range

It is widespread in North America, including the southeastern US, where the Virginia ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) is absent.

Subspecies

• Cisseps fulvicollis fulvicollis
• Cisseps fulvicollis pallens (H. Edwards, 1886)

Similar species

• Ctenucha virginica – Virginia ctenucha

Images

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  Yellow-collared scape moth
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  With visible proboscis
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  For comparison Virginia ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica)
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  With folded wings
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  Caterpillar

References

• Evans, Arthur V. (2007). "Butterflies and Moths: Order Lepidoptera". Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 351. ISBN 978-1-4027-4153-1.

External links

• Cotinis (May 23, 2018). "Species Cisseps fulvicollis - Yellow-collared Scape Moth - Hodges#8267". BugGuide. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
• Cisseps fulvicollis, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images
• Cisseps fulvicollis, Discover Life