A Black-etched Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/5/2017). Verified by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
A Black-etched Prominent Moth.
A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (9/5/2017).
Black-etched Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Black-etched Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/7/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Black-etched Prominent Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Pam Perna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-etched Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/21/2021). (c) mcnod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Black-etched Prominent Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Pam Perna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Black-etched Prominent Moth in Florida (3/13/2007).
Black-etched Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/20/2017).
A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2016).
A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2016).
A Black-etched Prominent Moth larva in Howard Co., Maryland (7/4/2016).
A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/12/2006).
A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/12/2006).
A Black-etched Prominent Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/12/2006).
A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (6/28/2016).
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Status
Adults are rarely encountered at lights even in areas where the caterpillars are common (Miller et al., 2018).
Relationships
Larval host plants are primarily willows, including Coastal Plain Willow and Black Willow, and less often on Bigtooth Aspen and Quaking Aspen (Miller et al., 2018).
Seasonality Snapshot
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A Black-etched Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/5/2017). Verified by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
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Barbara Thurlow.
A Black-etched Prominent Moth.
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John Glaser.
A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (9/5/2017).
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Bob Cammarata.
Black-etched Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Black-etched Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/7/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Black-etched Prominent Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Pam Perna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Black-etched Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/21/2021). (c) mcnod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Black-etched Prominent Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Pam Perna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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PJ Perna via iNaturalist.
A Black-etched Prominent Moth in Florida (3/13/2007).
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Bob Patterson.
Black-etched Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/20/2017).
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Bonnie Ott.
A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2016).
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Bonnie Ott.
A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2016).
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Bonnie Ott.
A Black-etched Prominent Moth larva in Howard Co., Maryland (7/4/2016).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/12/2006).
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Thomas Wilson.
A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/12/2006).
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Thomas Wilson.
A Black-etched Prominent Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/12/2006).
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Thomas Wilson.
A Black-etched Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (6/28/2016).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Black-etched prominent | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Cerurinae |
| Genus: | Americerura |
| Species: | A. scitiscripta
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| Binomial name | |
| Americerura scitiscripta (Walker, 1865)
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Americerura scitiscripta, the black-etched prominent, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Quebec west to eastern Alberta, south to Florida and Texas. The species was formerly placed the genus Tecmessa, and the genus Cerura, which is now restricted to the Old World.[1][2]
The wingspan is 25–40 mm. Adults are on wing from March to October depending on the location. There are one or two generations per year depending on the location.
The larvae feed on the leaves of cherry, poplar and willow.
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References
[edit]- ^ Schintlmeister, A. (2013) World Catalogue of Insects, Volume 11: Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera). Brill, Leiden, 608 pp.
- ^ St Laurent, Ryan A; Goldstein, Paul Z; Miller, James S; Markee, Amanda; et al. (2023). "Phylogenetic systematics, diversification, and biogeography of Cerurinae (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) and a description of a new genus". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 7 (2). doi:10.1093/isd/ixad004.
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