Moth Photographers Group – Notodonta torva

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Notodontidae

930017 – 7928 Notodonta torva (Hübner, 1803)

Northern Finned Prominent

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Salicaceae. Host genera: Populus Salix. Host extended: leaves (Wagner 2005); associates with various species of Populus but almost certainly on Salix as we... (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	torva (Hübner, 1803) (Bombyx) - MONA 1983: [NEW] musculus (Kiriakoff, 1963) (Peridea) nigra Wu & Fang, 2003 (Notodonta) simplaria Graef, 1881 (Notodonta) - MONA 1983: [7928]
Taxonomic Notes:	Notodonta torva: Previously treated as Notodonta simplaria (Graef, 1881), now viewed as a North American form of a Holarctic species.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2018. Drepanoidea, Doidae; Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part): Pygaerinae, Notodontinae, Cerurinae, Phalerinae, Periergosinae, Dudusinae, Hemiceratinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1A: 88; pl. A-2, figs. 22-25 (order).
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
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