MPG (species pages only) MPG (entire website) Entire Web

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Erebidae 930940 – 8747   Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852              Black Bit Moth

Photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.

© David Copeland Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps

Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Fabaceae.  Host genera: Robinia.  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: frustulum Guenée, 1852 (Celiptera) - MONA 1983: 8747 discissa (Walker, 1865) (Remigia) elongatus (Grote, 1864) (Litomitus)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

© Bob Patterson © Mark Dreiling - DNA © Aubrey Scott © Mark Dreiling - DNA © Ken Childs

34mm – © Jim Vargo

© George Smiley LG on Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) 51mm © George Smiley LG on Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) 51mm

Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone