''Clostera apicalis'', the apical prominent or red-marked tentmaker, is a species of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
in the family
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, es ...
(the prominents).
[ It was first described by Francis Walker in 1855 and it is found in North America.][
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Subspecies
Two subspecies belong to ''Clostera apicalis'':
* ''Clostera apicalis apicalis'' (Walker, 1855) i g
* ''Clostera apicalis ornata'' (Grote and Robinson, 1868) i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = BugGuide]
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Notodontidae
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Moths described in 1855
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