Butterflies and Moths of North America

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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:
NCGR:
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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Observation date: Jul 06, 2011
Submitted by: rogerdowner
Region: Wayne County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 05, 2011
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Observation date: Aug 07, 2011
Submitted by: schmidts128@hot...
Region: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts
Verified date: Sep 07, 2011
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Observation date: Jun 28, 2011
Submitted by: Alan Harvey
Region: York (mainland only) County, Maine, United States
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Jul 23, 2011
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Observation date: Jun 02, 2011
Submitted by: dhsmall
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 03, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 25, 2011
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 01, 2011
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Observation date: May 11, 2011
Submitted by: ozcomomoths
Region: Ozark County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: May 15, 2011
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Observation date: May 10, 2011
Submitted by: Stephen Kloiber
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 12, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 22, 2008
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 06, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 17, 2008
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 05, 2011
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2010
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 05, 2011
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Submitted by: BobMoul (Bob Moul)
Region: Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Mar 22, 2011
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Submitted by: BobMoul (Bob Moul)
Region: Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Mar 22, 2011
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Observation date: Jun 09, 2009
Submitted by: Eddie Huber
Region: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 22, 2011
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Observation date: Jun 07, 2010
Submitted by: BobMoul (Bob Moul)
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Aug 03, 2010
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2009
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Region: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Aug 17, 2009
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Observation date: May 23, 2007
Submitted by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
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Observation date: Jun 30, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jo Ann Poe-McGavin)
Region: Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Mar 02, 2009
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Observation date: May 15, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Jasper County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (James Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
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Observation date: May 06, 2006
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Van Buren County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
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Observation date: May 06, 2006
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Van Buren County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
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Observation date: May 06, 2006
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Van Buren County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2005
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
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