Maryland Biodiversity Project - Elegant Prominent Moth (Pheosidea elegans)

Elegant Prominent Moth Pheosidea elegans (Strecker, 1885)

Synonyms: Hodges #7924, Odontosia elegans.

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Larval host plants are Quaking Aspen and possibly other aspens (Miller et al., 2018).

There are 11 records in the project database.

An Elegant Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/1/2014). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

An Elegant Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/6/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A male Elegant Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/23/2004). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A male Elegant Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/23/2004). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

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