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14 Records
Relationships
Larval host plants include Quaking Aspen, Bigtooth Aspen, and Balsam Poplar (Miller et al., 2018).
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| Pheosia rimosa | |
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| Pheosia rimosa taiwanognoma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Pheosia |
| Species: | P. rimosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Pheosia rimosa Packard, 1864
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Pheosia rimosa, the black-rimmed prominent moth, fissured prominent or false-sphinx, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864.[1][2] It is found from coast to coast in North America, although it is less common in the south-eastern United States.[3]
The wingspan is 43–62 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from spring to fall.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Populus and Salix species.
Subspecies
[edit]- Pheosia rimosa rimosa
- Pheosia rimosa taiwanognoma Nakamura, 1973 (Taiwan)
Taxonomy
[edit]Pheosia portlandia was previously treated as a distinct species, replacing P. rimosa in Pacific coastal forests. Research has concluded that Pheosia portlandia is a synonym of P. rimosa.
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pheosia rimosa Packard, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "930012.00 – 7922 – Pheosia rimosa – Black-rimmed Prominent – Packard, 1864". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (August 24, 2013). "Species Pheosia rimosa - Black-rimmed Prominent - Hodges#7922". BugGuide. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Pheosia rimosa". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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