A Large Maple Spanworm in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/14/2013).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/19/2013).

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Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 218882 - Psn: 25)

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/27/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Large Maple Spanworm in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/13/2013).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/29/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (8/24/2022).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/21/2009).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (9/6/2016).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/17/2013).

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Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 178536 - Psn: 55)

Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/11/2020).

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Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 212186 - Psn: 60)

Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/6/2014).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2020).

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Large Maple Spanworm Moths in Harford Co., Maryland (7/1/2013).

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A Large Maple Spanworm in Somerset Co., Maryland (6/6/2004).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/19/2014).

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The large moth in the photo is a Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (7/5/2014).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/31/2015).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/13/2013).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth found by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/16/2013).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2016).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/20/2014).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/20/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Shannon Schade MBP List

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/29/2013).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/23/2010).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/15/2007).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/21/2006).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2003).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/9/2001).

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A Large Maple Spanworm Moth collected by John Glaser in Harford Co., Maryland (9/1/1988).

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A Large Maple Spanworm in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/14/2013). View Record Details Media by Benjamin DeHaven.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/19/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/27/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Large Maple Spanworm in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/13/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/29/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Bill Harms.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (8/24/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/21/2009). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (9/6/2016). View Record Details Media by Mike Hudson.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/17/2013). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/11/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/6/2014). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Large Maple Spanworm Moths in Harford Co., Maryland (7/1/2013). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

A Large Maple Spanworm in Somerset Co., Maryland (6/6/2004). View Record Details Media by Lance Biechele.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/19/2014). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

The large moth in the photo is a Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (7/5/2014). View Record Details Media by Nancy Martin.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/31/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/13/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth found by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/16/2013). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2016). View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/20/2014). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/20/2014). View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/29/2013). View Record Details Media by Andy Martin.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/23/2010). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/15/2007). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/21/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/9/2001). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Large Maple Spanworm Moth collected by John Glaser in Harford Co., Maryland (9/1/1988). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

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Prochoerodes lineola

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Prochoerodes
Species:	P. lineola
Binomial name
*Prochoerodes lineola* (Goeze, 1781)^[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena lineola Goeze, 1781 Prochoerodes transversata (Drury, 1770) Prochoerodes goniata (Guenée, 1857) Prochoerodes contingens (Walker, 1860) Prochoerodes transposita (Walker, 1860) Prochoerodes transfindens (Walker, 1860) Prochoerodes transvertens (Walker, 1860) Prochoerodes transmutans (Walker, 1860)

Prochoerodes lineola, the large maple spanworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Alberta.^[2]

The wingspan is 35–50 mm. They are on wing from April to October in the south and from July to September in the north.

The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide range of plants, including apple, birch, blueberry, cherry, currant, geranium, grass, maple, oak, poplar, soybean, sweetfern, walnut and willow.

Subspecies

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Prochoerodes lineola lineola
Prochoerodes lineola incurvata (Guenée, 1857)

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Taxon identifiers
Prochoerodes lineola	Wikidata: Q7247358 BAMONA: Prochoerodes-lineola BOLD: 52369 BugGuide: 9657 CoL: 4MNBV EoL: 441398 GBIF: 1963848 iNaturalist: 143518 IRMNG: 10295641 ITIS: 942614 LepIndex: 243504 MONA: 6982 NatureServe: 2.116307 NCBI: 663888 Open Tree of Life: 615716

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Large Maple Spanworm Moth

Prochoerodes lineola (Goeze, 1781)

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