Cerura splendens

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Description

Family Notodontidae

'The Notodontidae are members of the Superfamily Noctuoidea. These medium-sized moths have stout bodies and are typically drab--brown or grayish in color. Female prominents are generally larger than males. The proboscis varies widely; it is specialized in some species and reduced in others. When resting, prominents either hold their wings like a roof over the body or roll them, causing the moth to look like a stick . Larvae of some species are oddly shaped and look like parts of the host plant. Others are brightly colored and striped. Some are serious forest pests. Most prominents overwinter as larvae, pupating in a cell in the soil or in a loose cocoon on the ground in the spring .

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Suborder: Glossata ()
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Superfamily: Noctuoidea ()
        Family: Notodontidae () - Prominent Moths
        Genus: Cerura () - Schrank, 1802
        Specific name: splendens - Jones 1908
        Scientific name: - Cerura splendens Jones 1908