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Notodontidae 930046 – 7915   Nadata gibbosa (Smith, 1797)              White-dotted Prominent

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Betulaceae Fagaceae Juglandaceae Oleaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae Sapindaceae.  Host genera: Acer Alnus Amelanchier Betula Carya Castanea Corylus Fagus Fraxinus Populus Prunus Quercus Rosa Sali...  Host extended: polyphagous on trees & shrubs (Forbes 1948); many hardwood trees and shrubs (Crabo et al 2014); on l...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: gibbosa (Smith, 1797) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7915 doubledayi Packard, 1864 (Nadata) rubripennis Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893 (Nadata)

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: 164; pl. A-8, figs. 7-13 (order). Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.55m; p. 250. Book Review and ordering 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) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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