A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/16/2019).

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A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/13/2019).

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A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/23/2015).

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A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/5/2020).

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A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/23/2018). Determined by Tim Reichard.

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Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/13/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 378424 - Psn: 45)

Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/13/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/13/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 801478 - Psn: 45)

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Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/9/2022). (c) Alina Martin, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 769209 - Psn: 52)

Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/9/2022). (c) Alina Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/19/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 305646 - Psn: 55)

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Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/9/2022). (c) Alina Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1296738 - Psn: 55)

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A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/30/2020).

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Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/19/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 305645 - Psn: 56)

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Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2021). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 779356 - Psn: 65)

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Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 769277 - Psn: 66)

Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/23/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 276551 - Psn: 67)

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Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/3/2022). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 769221 - Psn: 78)

Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/3/2022). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/19/2006).

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Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/23/2018). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 259786 - Psn: 90)

Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/23/2018). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/14/2004).

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Larval host plants are poplar and willow (Miller et al., 2018).

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A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/16/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/13/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/23/2015). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/5/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/23/2018). Determined by Tim Reichard. View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/13/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/9/2022). (c) Alina Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Alina Martin via iNaturalist.

A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/30/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/3/2022). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jesse C. via iNaturalist.

A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/19/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/23/2018). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

A Sigmoid Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/14/2004). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

Source: Wikipedia

Sigmoid prominent

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Clostera
Species:	C. albosigma
Binomial name
*Clostera albosigma* Fitch, 1856

Clostera albosigma, the sigmoid prominent, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Asa Fitch in 1856. It is found in North America from Newfoundland west to Vancouver Island, north to the Great Slave Lake and the Northwest Territories and south to at least Missouri.

The wingspan is 28–38 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on poplar and willow.

External links

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Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. (January 4, 2005). "Species Details Clostera albosigma". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

Taxon identifiers

Clostera albosigma

Wikidata: Q5135458
Wikispecies: Clostera albosigma
BAMONA: Clostera-albosigma
BioLib: 572471
BOLD: 21042
BugGuide: 25099
CoL: 92Y9M
EoL: 390712
Fauna Europaea: 446501
Fauna Europaea (new): cb93b392-fd48-4c38-8291-61abd06b2c4c
GBIF: 1822848
iNaturalist: 120214
Insecta.pro: 15153
IRMNG: 11105464
ITIS: 936745
LepIndex: 62882
MONA: 7895
NatureServe: 2.110206
NCBI: 214090
Open Tree of Life: 289025

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Sigmoid Prominent Moth

Clostera albosigma (Fitch, 1856)

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