Pheosia rimosa
| Pheosia rimosa | |
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| Pheosia rimosa taiwanognoma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Pheosia |
| Species: | P. rimosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Pheosia rimosa Packard, 1864
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Pheosia rimosa, the black-rimmed prominent moth, fissured prominent or false-sphinx, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864.[1][2] It is found from coast to coast in North America, although it is less common in the south-eastern United States.[3]
The wingspan is 43–62 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from spring to fall.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Populus and Salix species.
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]- Pheosia rimosa rimosa
- Pheosia rimosa taiwanognoma Nakamura, 1973 (Taiwan)
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Pheosia portlandia was previously treated as a distinct species, replacing P. rimosa in Pacific coastal forests. Research has concluded that Pheosia portlandia is a synonym of P. rimosa.
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