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Phoberia atomaris (Common Oak Moth)

Synonyms: Phoberia basigutta; Phoberia orthosioides; Phoberia porrigens

Wikipedia Abstract

The Common Oak Moth (Phoberia atomaris) is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. The species is found in North America, from Quebec and Ontario south to Florida, and west to Kansas and Texas. The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from March to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on Oak species, including Northern red oak.
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Prey / Diet

Quercus rubra (Red Oak)[1]

Predators

Corynorhinus rafinesquii rafinesquii (Rafinesque's big-eared bat)[2]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
2FOOD HABITS OF RAFINESQUE’S BIG-EARED BAT FROM FLORIDA, JOHN O. WHITAKER Jr., MICHELLE BROOKS, LISA SCOTT, LAURA S. FINN, AND CECIL L. SMITH, Florida Scient. 70(3): 202–206. 2007
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0