Celiptera frustulum
Species of moth
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Celiptera frustulum, the black bit moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in eastern North America, as far north as Ontario.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Celiptera |
| Species: | C. frustulum |
| Binomial name | |
| Celiptera frustulum | |
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The wingspan is 34–41 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in two generations.
The larvae feed on Robinia pseudoacacia.