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 31, 2004
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jun 15, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Van Buren County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: May 11, 2004
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Lee County, Iowa, United States
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Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: May 01, 2006
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Lee County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Apr 22, 2006
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Lee County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Aug 31, 2004
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jul 08, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Muscatine County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jan 01, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Dr. F. Lance Wallace of The Citadel, Charleston SC)
Verified date: Dec 10, 2007
Observation date: Jun 08, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bioblitz Team)
Region: Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bioblitz Team, lead lepidopterist Dave Wagner (UCONN))
Verified date: Oct 03, 2007
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Region: Windham County, Connecticut, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Berrien County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Highlands County, Florida, United States
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Region: Benton County, Missouri, United States
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Region: Labette County, Kansas, United States
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Region: Harrison County, Mississippi, United States
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Region: Carroll County, Kentucky, United States
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Region: Madison County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Powell County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Greenlee County, Arizona, United States
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Region: Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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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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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, Montgomery County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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