Bug FAQAngulose Prominent
Peridea angulosa · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Notodontidae
Also called: Angulose Prominent Moth
Source: Wikipedia
The angulose prominent is a moth with a wingspan of about 35 to 45 mm. It lives from southern Canada down to Florida and west to Texas. Its caterpillars eat oak leaves, which can harm oak trees.
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How to recognize it
Peridea angulosa, called the angulose prominent, belongs to the Notodontidae family.
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Size
Adults have a wingspan ranging from 35 to 45 mm.
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Where it lives
Its range includes southern Canada, the United States down to Florida, and westward to Texas.
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What it eats
The caterpillars feed on oak (Quercus) species.
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When you see it
Adult moths are active from May through August.
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Where it comes from
It is native to the same area: southern Canada to Florida and west to Texas.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 37 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Can they damage my garden or trees?
Their larvae feed on oak leaves and can damage oak trees in the garden.
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Same family (Notodontidae)
White-dotted ProminentNadata gibbosaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Buff-tipPhalera bucephalaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common Gluphisia MothGluphisia septentrionis
Pine Processionary-mothThaumetopoea pityocampaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Walnut Caterpillar MothDatana integerrimaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Unicorn ProminentCoelodasys unicornisDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peridea_angulosa
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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.