Moth Photographers Group – Prochoerodes lineola

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91a1434 – 6982 Prochoerodes lineola (Goeze, 1781)

Large Maple Spanworm

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Synonymy:	lineola (Goeze, 1781) (Phalaena) ssp. a. lineola (Goeze, 1781) (Phalaena) contigens (Walker, 1860) (Choerodes) (synonym of ssp. lineola) goniata (Guenée, [1858]) (Choerodes) (synonym of ssp. lineola) transfindens (Walker, 1860) (Choerodes) (synonym of ssp. lineola) transposita (Walker, 1860) (Choerodes) (synonym of ssp. lineola) transversata (Drury, 1770) (Phalaena) preocc. (synonym of ssp. lineola) ssp. b. incurvata (Guenée, [1858]) (Choerodes) transmutans (Walker, 1860) (Choerodes) (synonym of ssp. incurvata) transvertens (Walker, 1860) (Choerodes) (synonym of ssp. incurvata)
Taxonomic Notes:	Prochoerodes lineola (Goeze, 1781) includes as a synonym Prochoerodes transversata (Drury, 1770).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Species Page at Block Island Moths
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at Mass Moths