Bug FAQLinden Prominent
Ellida caniplaga · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Notodontidae
Also called: Linden Prominent Moth
The linden prominent moth (Ellida caniplaga) has a wingspan of 34 to 44 mm and belongs to the Notodontidae family. Its caterpillars feed on linden (Tilia) leaves and produce two generations per year in the southern part of its range.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Ellida caniplaga, called the linden prominent moth, belongs to the Notodontidae family.
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Size
Its wingspan measures about 34 to 44 millimetres.
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Where it lives
It lives from Texas through Florida and northward to New Brunswick, extending west to Ontario and Minnesota.
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What it eats
The caterpillars eat the leaves of linden trees (Tilia species).
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Life cycle
In the southern part of its range it produces two generations each year.
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When you see it
Adults are active from April through September.
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Where it comes from
Its native range covers the same area: Texas to Florida, north to New Brunswick, and west to Ontario and Minnesota.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 35 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Ohio, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Wisconsin.
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
When are adult linden prominent moths seen?
Adults are on the wing from April to September.
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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/Ellida_caniplaga
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.