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Geometridae
91a1434 – 6982   Prochoerodes lineola (Goeze, 1781)
             Large Maple Spanworm

© Nolie Schneider
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • lineola Goeze 1781 (Phalaena)
  • ssp. a. lineola Goeze 1781 (Phalaena)
  • contigens Walker 1860 (Choerodes)
  • goniata Guenée [1858] (Choerodes)
  • transfindens Walker 1860 (Choerodes)
  • transposita Walker 1860 (Choerodes)
  • transversata Drury 1770 (Phalaena)
  • ssp. b. incurvata Guenée [1858] (Choerodes)
  • transmutans Walker 1860 (Choerodes)
  • transvertens Walker 1860 (Choerodes)
  • 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
    Prochoerodes lineola
    © Lynette Schimming
    Prochoerodes lineola
    © Nolie Schneider
    Prochoerodes lineola
    © Tony DiTerlizzi
    Prochoerodes lineola
    © Brian Woodward
    Prochoerodes lineola
    © Bob Patterson
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    © Bob Patterson
    Prochoerodes lineola
    © Carroll Rudy
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    © Forest Barnas
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    © Forest Barnas
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    © D. Lynn Scott
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    © Machele White
    Prochoerodes lineola
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Prochoerodes lineola
    © Gary Anweiler
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    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Prochoerodes lineola
    50mm - – © Jim Vargo
    Prochoerodes lineola
    45mm - – © Jim Vargo
    Prochoerodes lineola
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Prochoerodes lineola
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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