Oval-based Prominent Moth
Peridea basitriens (Walker, 1855)
Oval-based Prominent Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7266
Synonyms
Hodges #7919 
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44 Records

Status

"Commonly taken in western Maryland, mostly in wetlands. Apparently absent eastward" (Glaser, 2005).

Relationships

Larval host plant is Sugar Maple (Miller et al., 2018).

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Peridea basitriens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Peridea
Species:
P. basitriens
Binomial name
Peridea basitriens
(Walker, 1855)

Peridea basitriens, the oval-based prominent, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae (the prominents).[1][2] It was first described by Francis Walker in 1855 and it is found in North America.[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Peridea basitriens is 7919.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Peridea basitriens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. ^ "Peridea basitriens Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Peridea basitriens". Retrieved 2018-04-21.

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