Georgian Prominent
Paraeschra georgica (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily:
Identification: forewing variably yellowish-beige to greenish-gray to grayish-brown or a patchy diffuse combination of those colors; AM and PM lines jagged, black, lined with white on side away from median area; large dull yellowish basal patch usually present; short black streaks in subterminal area near costa and near anal angle; triangular tuft of black scales midway along inner margin projects upward when moth holds wings in resting "tent" position. Hindwing white in male; gray in female
Wing Span: 3.4-3,7cm
Life History:
Flight: April to August in the south; May to July in north
Caterpillar Hosts: Leaves of oak (Quercus spp.)
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: New Brunswick to Florida, west to eastern California, north to Manitoba (absent from Pacific northwest)
Conservation:
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Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Taxonomy Notes: Paraeschra georgica (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) was formerly in the genus Hyperaeschra, MONA Fascicle 22.1A: 75.
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Region: Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States
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Region: Bell County, Texas, United States
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Region: Cass County, Nebraska, United States
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Region: Texas, Montague County, United States
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Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
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Region: Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Sevier County, Utah, United States
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Region: Fremont County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Franklin County, Maine, United States
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Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
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Region: Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
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Region: Johnson County, Missouri, United States
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Region: Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
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