Red-washed prominent moth facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Red-washed prominent moth |
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Notodontidae
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Oligocentria
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O. semirufescens
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| Oligocentria semirufescens (Walker, 1865)
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The Oligocentria semirufescens, also known as the red-washed prominent moth or rusty prominent, is a type of moth. It belongs to the Notodontidae family. This moth was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. You can find it across North America. It lives from Nova Scotia in the east, all the way west to Vancouver Island. It also flies south to Florida, Colorado, and central California.
About the Red-Washed Prominent Moth
What It Looks Like
This moth has a wingspan of about 30 to 45 millimeters. That's roughly the length of two small paperclips! Moths living in the western parts of North America tend to be lighter in color and more grey. They look a bit like another moth called Oligocentria perangulata, which lives further south.
Life Cycle and Diet
Adult moths usually fly from May to September. However, if you are in Alberta, Canada, you will mostly see them from June through early August.
The young moths, called larvae or caterpillars, eat leaves from many different trees and shrubs. Their favorite foods include apple, beech, birch, poplar, oak, maple, rose, and willow trees.
