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Ceranemota tearlei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Ceranemota
Species:	C. tearlei
Binomial name
Ceranemota tearlei H. Edwards, 1888
Synonyms
Gluphisia tearlei H. Edwards, 1873 Bombycia tearlei

Ceranemota tearlei is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1888. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia and central Alberta south to central California in the west and to Utah and Colorado in the Rocky Mountains. The hindwings are lighter grey with somewhat darker markings. Adults are on wing from late August to October in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Amelanchier alnifolia, Sorbus scopulina and Salix species.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Ceranemota tearlei​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
2. "850014.00 – 6246 – Ceranemota tearlei – (Edwards, 1886)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
3. Pacific Northwest Moths

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