Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852
The black bit moth Celiptera frustulum is an erebid moth found in eastern North America whose larvae feed on black locust.
Celiptera frustulum, commonly called the black bit moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. It is distributed in eastern North America, ranging north to Ontario. This species has a wingspan between 34 and 41 millimeters. Adult black bit moths are active from May to June, and produce two generations per year. The larvae of Celiptera frustulum feed on Robinia pseudoacacia.
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