Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Red-washed Prominent
Oedemasia semirufescens (Walker, 1865)


Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Variable grayish brown, FW variably streaked with yellowish, red, and black. Usually has a black basal dot, and reniform spot. HW light yellowish with gray shading.
Wing Span: 3-4.5 cm
Life History:
Flight: May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: A wide assortment of trees and shrubs. Apple, beech, birch, poplar, oak, maples, roses and willows.
Adult Food:
Habitat: Woodlands and forests.
Range: Canada: NS to BC; USA (east): ME south to southern FL west to MN and eastern TX in wooded areas; USA (west): WA, ID, OR, CA, northwestern CO, southwestern SD
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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