| Moths of North Dakota |
Noctuoidea Notodontidae: Heterocampinae |
Schizura unicornis (J. E. Smith 1797)
| Common name: Unicorn caterpillar Hodges #: 8007 Identification: Rfw 14.3 mm, with green scales at wing base and on outer portion of wing, gree fades to yellow or brownish in preserved specimens. Reniform spot is represented by a black bar. Members of the genus Schizura are distinguished from the related genera Heterocampa and Lochmaeus by the evenly narrow Rs cell above the discal cell on the hw and from members of the Notodontinae in having the male antennae pectinate with the pectinations abruptly shorter at about 2/3 the antennal length, the apical 1/3 is simple. Similar species: 7983, 7998, 8005, 8006, 8009, 8010, 8011, 8012, 8017. Distribution: southern Canada and United States east of the Rockies. Hosts: Larval have been reported from a wide variety of plants including- Birch- Betula, Cherry- Prunus, Dogwood- Cornus, Elm- Ulmus, Apple- Malus, Hawthorn- Crataegus, Maple- Acer, Poplar- Populus, Oak- Quercus, and Ironwood- Ostrya.
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ND. Ransom Co. 1.5 mi. W. Mcleod.
Forewing of S. unicornis, arrow indicates black bar representing the reniform spot. |
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