White-headed Prominent Moth
Symmerista albifrons (J.E. Smith, 1797)
White-headed Prominent Moth: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/7280
Synonyms
Hodges #7951 
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Description

Tony Thomas (BugGuide, 2015): "Adults of species in the genus Symmerista are believed to be indistinguishable, except by examination of the genitalia. Fortunately, males can be recognized, without dissection, by examining the 8th sternite. This is the hard cuticle on the ventral surface of the last segment of the abdomen. The technique is briefly explained in Wagner’s Caterpillar book (p 21), combine this with brushing the scales of the last sternite (8th). S. leucitys has a deep, narrow emargination, whereas in the other 2 eastern species the emargination is shallower and wider."

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Symmerista albifrons
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Symmerista
Species:
S. albifrons
Binomial name
Symmerista albifrons
(J. E. Smith, 1797)

Symmerista albifrons, the white-headed prominent or orange-humped oakworm, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae (the prominents).[1][2][3][4] It was first described by J. E. Smith in 1797 and it is found in North America.[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Symmerista albifrons is 7951.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Symmerista albifrons Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ^ "Symmerista albifrons species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ^ "Symmerista albifrons". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. ^ "Symmerista albifrons Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Symmerista albifrons". Retrieved 2018-05-05.

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