Americerura scitiscripta

Americerura scitiscripta, the black-etched prominent, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Quebec west to eastern Alberta, south to Florida and Texas. The species was formerly placed the genus Tecmessa, and the genus Cerura, which is now restricted to the Old World.^[1][2]

Black-etched prominent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Subfamily:	Cerurinae
Genus:	Americerura
Species:	A. scitiscripta
Binomial name
Americerura scitiscripta (Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
Tecmessa scitiscripta (Walker, 1865) Cerura scitiscripta Walker, 1865

The wingspan is 25–40 mm. Adults are on wing from March to October depending on the location. There are one or two generations per year depending on the location.

The larvae feed on the leaves of cherry, poplar and willow.

Caterpillar