A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/19/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/19/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/18/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/26/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/7/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Emily Stanley MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/2/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/25/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/4/2014). Verified by Hugh McGuiness.

View Record Details Photo by Nancy Magnusson MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/9/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Shannon Schade MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/3/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Johnson MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/31/2018).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/23/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/2/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Jim Brighton MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 278255 - Psn: 52)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/10/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 230842 - Psn: 55)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 276866 - Psn: 55)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/30/2022).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 875467 - Psn: 55)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (6/7/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 185409 - Psn: 76)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/4/2006).

View Record Details Photo by Arlene Ripley MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/7/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 276846 - Psn: 88)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.

View Record Details Photo by Bob Patterson MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/18/2010).

View Record Details Photo by Bob Patterson MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/4/2006).

View Record Details Photo by Arlene Ripley MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/4/2006).

View Record Details Photo by Arlene Ripley MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002).

View Record Details Photo by Larry Line MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moths in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/11/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 243567 - Psn: 100)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/12/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 440067 - Psn: 100)

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/12/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Emilio Concari MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2006). As the moth ages, the brown wavy lines appear.

View Record Details Photo by Larry Line MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/25/2001). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/17/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Bonnie Ott MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2022).

View Record Details Photo by Jim Moore MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 732574 - Psn: 135)

View Record Details Photo by Jane Hartman MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/20/2017). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Bonnie Ott MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 732573 - Psn: 145)

View Record Details Photo by Jane Hartman MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Bonnie Ott MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Bonnie Ott MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Kent Co., Maryland (10/4/2009).

View Record Details Photo by Nancy Martin MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Bonnie Ott MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Bonnie Ott MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth larva in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/16/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Bob Cammarata MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Joanne Solem MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2013). The X between A4 and A5 segments on the abdomen is usually present.

View Record Details Photo by Joanne Solem MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2013). Note the diagnostic dark knob on either side of the pale mid-area (J. Solem).

View Record Details Photo by Joanne Solem MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/22/2018).

View Record Details Photo by Bob Cammarata MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth larva in Howard Co., Maryland (8/26/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Richard Orr MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2015). Unfortunately for the caterpillar, note the emerging parasitoid wasp larvae emerging.

View Record Details Photo by Bonnie Ott MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth Caterpiller in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Pauline Horn MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (9/6/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (9/6/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/27/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1318785 - Psn: 200)

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/27/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Frode Jacobsen MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/27/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Frode Jacobsen MBP List

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/31/2018).

View Record Details Photo by Bob Cammarata MBP List

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A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/19/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/18/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/26/2015). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/7/2014). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/2/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/25/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/4/2014). Verified by Hugh McGuiness. View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/9/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/3/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Johnson.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/31/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/23/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/2/2013). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/10/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/30/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (6/7/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/4/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland. View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/18/2010). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/4/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/12/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2006). As the moth ages, the brown wavy lines appear. View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/25/2001). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/17/2020). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/20/2017). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2014). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2014). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Kent Co., Maryland (10/4/2009). View Record Details Media by Nancy Martin.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2015). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth larva in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/16/2017). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2013). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2013). The X between A4 and A5 segments on the abdomen is usually present. View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2013). Note the diagnostic dark knob on either side of the pale mid-area (J. Solem). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/22/2018). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth larva in Howard Co., Maryland (8/26/2015). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2015). Unfortunately for the caterpillar, note the emerging parasitoid wasp larvae emerging. View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth Caterpiller in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Pauline Horn.

A Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/27/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Wavy-lined Prominent Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/31/2018). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.