Pyreferra ceromatica

Pyreferra ceromatica, the anointed sallow moth, is a species of moth native to North America. In the US state of Connecticut it is listed as a species of special concern and is believed to be extirpated.^[1] It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874.

Pyreferra ceromatica
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Pyreferra
Species:	P. ceromatica
Binomial name
Pyreferra ceromatica (Grote, 1874)

Larval foods

Larvae of extinct northern populations ate mostly, probably virtually entirely, witch-hazel (Hamamelis). Southern extant populations are associated with witch hazel as well, but some might use Fothergilla.^[2]

Adult foods

Adults of this genus often visit sap flows of maples and birches. They almost certainly depend heavily on red maple flowers.^[3]