Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Genus Phoberia Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Family Erebidae Scientific name Phoberia atomaris Rank Species | |
Similar Butterflies and moths, Zale lunata, Zale, Plusiodonta compressipalpis, Parallelia bistriaris | ||
Common oak moth phoberia atomaris
The Common Oak Moth (Phoberia atomaris) is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. The species is found in North America, from Quebec and Ontario south to Florida, and west to Kansas and Texas.
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The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from March to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Oak species, including Northern red oak.
Common oak moth phoberia atomaris
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