Cecrita lunata explained

Cecrita lunata is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae (the prominents). It was first described by Henry Edwards in 1884 and it is found in the western United States and Mexico.

The MONA or Hodges number for Cecrita lunata is 7993.

This species was formerly a member of the genus Heterocampa, but was transferred to Cecrita as a result of research published in 2021.

Further reading

• Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. 2010. Lafontaine . J. Donald. Schmidt . B. Christian. ZooKeys. 40. 127–47. 10.3897/zookeys.40.414. free.
• Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III. 2015. Lafontaine . J. Donald. Schmidt . B. Christian. ZooKeys. 527. 227–236. 10.3897/zookeys.527.6151. 4668890. 26692790. free.
• Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. 2016. Pohl . Greg. Patterson . Bob. Pelham . Jonathan. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. free.