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Large maple spanworm moth geometridae prochoerodes lineola on wall
Prochoerodes lineola, the large maple spanworm, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Alberta.
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- Large maple spanworm moth geometridae prochoerodes lineola on wall
- Large maple spanworm moth geometridae prochoerodes lineola dorsal view
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The wingspan is 35–50 mm. Adults have a wing colour which varies from yellowish to light brown or even dark brown, with or without blackish shading. They are on wing from April to October in the south and from July to September in the north.
The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide range of plants, including apple, birch, blueberry, cherry, currant, geranium, grass, maple, oak, poplar, soybean, sweetfern, walnut and willow.
Large maple spanworm moth geometridae prochoerodes lineola dorsal view
Subspecies
References
Prochoerodes lineola Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA