Description: * distribution: This common moth is found across North America from the northern boreal forests to as far south as Florida. It is most common in deciduous forests at some elevation. Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Subclass: Pterygota (Fluginsekten) Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies & moths, Schmetterlinge) (unranked): Macrolepidoptera Suborder: Glossata Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: Notodontidae STEPHENS, 1829 (prominents, Zahnspinner) Subfamily: Phalerinae BUTLER, 1886 Genus: Nadata WALKER, 1855 Nadata gibbosa J.E. SMITH, 1797 (Rough Prominent or White-dotted Prominent) [det. "Mr & Mrs Apteryx australis", 2013, based on this photo] more info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadata_gibbosa USA, California, Kings canyon, 1x00 m asl., 08.07.2009 RIMG0625. Date: 8 July 2009, 20:41. Source:
Rough Prominent from California, USA. Author:
gbohne from Berlin, Germany.