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large maple spanworm

prochoerodes lineola

Photo by zoology21
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Field Notes

Description:

about 10mm in body length, 30 in wingspand. could not get a good look at legs but guessing two pairs of legs.

Habitat:

was found in outside stair well at apartment complex found twice over a three day period

Notes:

kingdom: animalia
phylum: arthropoda
class: insecta
order: lepidoptera
family: geometridae
genus: prochoerodes

Species ID Suggestions

Large Maple Spanworm Moth

Prochoerodes lineola

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PublishedSeptember 22, 2012

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