Cissusa valens, the vigorous cissusa moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Utah east to Colorado, south to western Texas and west to Arizona.[2]

Cissusa valens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Cissusa
Species:
C. valens
Binomial name
Cissusa valens
(Edwards, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Synedoida valens Edwards, 1881
  • Ulosyneda valens
  • Synedoida cervina Edwards, 1882
  • Synedoida insperata Grote, 1882

The wingspan is about 42 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to September.

The larvae feed on Quercus species.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cissusa valens (Edwards 1881)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Bug Guide