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Prochoerodes lineola
Geometrid Moth (Family Geometridae): Adult: wing color varies from yellowish to light brown to dark brown, with or without blackish shading; outer margins of wings angular with shallow point near middle, but not scalloped or wavy; short upper section of postmedial line (near costa) curves outward, not inward.
Range is eastern two-thirds of North America: Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas, north to Alberta; the only Prochoerodes species in the east. Habitat mixedwood and deciduous forests and woodlands; adults are nocturnal and come to light
Hodges#6982. Adults fly April-October in the south; July-September in the north (Alberta). Larvae feed on leaves of apple, birch, blueberry, cherry, currant, geranium, grass, maple, oak, poplar, soybean, sweetfern, walnut, willow, and other plants.
Spotted on May 30, 2013
Submitted on Jul 16, 2013
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