A Common Oak Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (3/29/2019).
A Common Oak Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/20/2015).
A Common Oak Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/25/2015).
A Common Oak Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (3/29/2019).
A Common Oak Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland 4/5/2014).
A Common Oak Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/7/2015). Verified by A. Hendrickson/BugGuide.
Common Oak Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/6/2013).
A Common Oak Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/6/2013).
A Common Oak Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/19/2015).
A Common Oak Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/28/2014).
Common Oak Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (3/23/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Common Oak Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/20/2015).
A Common Oak Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (4/12/2022).
Common Oak Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (2/23/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Common Oak Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (3/14/2024). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Common Oak Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (4/26/2018). Determined by Teá Kesting-Handly.
Common Oak Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (3/23/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Common Oak Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (3/14/2024). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Common Oak Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/29/2005).
A Common Oak Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (4/18/2004).
A Common Oak Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (4/18/2004).
A Common Oak Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/17/2002).
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Common Oak Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/6/2013).
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A Common Oak Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/19/2015).
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A Common Oak Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/28/2014).
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A Common Oak Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/20/2015).
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A Common Oak Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (4/12/2022).
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Common Oak Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (3/14/2024). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Common Oak Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (4/26/2018). Determined by Teá Kesting-Handly.
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A Common Oak Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/29/2005).
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A Common Oak Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (4/18/2004).
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A Common Oak Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (4/18/2004).
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A Common Oak Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/17/2002).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Phoberia atomaris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Phoberia |
| Species: | P. atomaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818
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Phoberia atomaris, the common oak moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in North America, from Quebec and Ontario south to Florida, and west to Kansas and Texas.
The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from March to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Oak species, including Northern red oak. The species is univoltine, with most defoliation occurring during the spring.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Forkner, Rebecca E.; Marquis, Robert J.; Lill, John T.; Corff, Josiane Le (April 2008). "Timing is everything? Phenological synchrony and population variability in leaf-chewing herbivores of Quercus". Ecological Entomology. 33 (2): 276–285. Bibcode:2008EcoEn..33..276F. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00976.x.