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Species Nadata gibbosa - White-dotted Prominent - Hodges#7915
Classification Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Subfamily Phalerinae
Genus Nadata
Species gibbosa (White-dotted Prominent - Hodges#7915)
Other Common Names Green Oak Caterpillar Moth Synonyms and other taxonomic changes Nadata gibbosa (J.E. Smith)
Orig. Comb: Phalaena gibbosa J.E. Smith 1797
* phylogenetic sequence #930046 Explanation of Names gibb - Latin for humped (1)
Probably a reference to the humped throax:
Numbers Two Nadata species are found in America north of Mexico. (2)(3)Size Wingspan 3.8-5.9 cm
Larvae less than 5 cm (4)Identification Adult: Rusty color, yellow lines on forewing, pair of white dots in reniform spot
although certain individuals may have one or both spots reduced or completely absent
Larva: Stout, pale green body with enlarged head and faint subdorsal stripe, and yellow-rimmed anal plate. Mandibles (jaws) bright yellow with black tips.
Range e. N. Amer., West Coast states, and scattered Rocky Mtn records - Map - MPG Habitat Deciduous forests and edges Season Adults: April-October, two or three broods in southern part of range (4)
Mature Caterpillars: May through November (4)Food Principally oak and other Fagaceae, but also reported from alder, birch, cherry, chestnut, maple, plum, rose and willow. (4)Life Cycle Overwinter as pupa in the ground (5)
2 generations per year (5)
larval posture assumed when threatened:
Life cycle images:
early instar larva, larva attached to oak leaf with silk, later instar larva, late instar larva, pupa, adult
Remarks Type Locality: Georgia See Also Nadata oregonensis found from central California to Washington and the two species do overlap. Print References Lafontaine J.D., and B.C. Schmidt 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America North of Mexico. (2)
Covell, p. 330, plate 43 #14 (6)
Smith, J.E., & J. Abbot. 1797. The Natural History of the rarer lepidopterous insects of Georgia. 2 vols. J. Edwards; Cadell and Davies; J. White, London. 214 pp. 104 pl. Internet References Moth Photographers Group - range map, larvae, living and pinned adults.
Works Cited | 1. | Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company. |  |
| 3. | Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp. | |
| 4. | Caterpillars of Eastern North America
David L. Wagner. 2005. Princeton University Press. |  |
| 5. | Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service. | |
| 6. | Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company. | |
Contributed by Cotinis on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Robin McLeod, Tony-2, Joshua Stuart Rose, Mike Quinn, Jason D. Roberts, Maury Heiman, Robert Lord Zimlich, marcie oconnor, Marci HessLast updated 5 August, 2023 - 11:19am |
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