Oblique and Sandhill Prominents and Allies

Heterocampa astarte · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Notodontidae

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Oblique and Sandhill Prominents and Allies
Photo: Jane Weeden, CC BY

The astarte prominent moth is a member of the Notodontidae family. It occurs throughout North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Heterocampa astarte belongs to the prominent moth family, Notodontidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

This species is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 9 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Oblique and Sandhill Prominents and Allies photo 2
Photo: David George, CC BY
Oblique and Sandhill Prominents and Allies photo 3
Photo: NC Moth Project, CC BY-SA
Oblique and Sandhill Prominents and Allies photo 4
Photo: George Pushkal, CC BY
Oblique and Sandhill Prominents and Allies photo 5
Photo: wiregrasser, CC BY

Same family (Notodontidae)

White-dotted ProminentWhite-dotted ProminentNadata gibbosaBuff-tipBuff-tipPhalera bucephalaDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon Gluphisia MothCommon Gluphisia MothGluphisia septentrionisPine Processionary-mothPine Processionary-mothThaumetopoea pityocampaDamages trees, gardens or cropsWalnut Caterpillar MothWalnut Caterpillar MothDatana integerrimaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSaddled ProminentSaddled ProminentHeterocampa guttivittaDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterocampa_astarte

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.

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