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 29 and 37 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

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

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


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