Bug FAQSaddled Prominent
Heterocampa guttivitta · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Notodontidae
Also called: Maple Prominent, Saddled Prominent Moth
Source: Wikipedia
It lives throughout North America, including many U.S. states and Canadian provinces such as Alabama, Ontario and New York. The caterpillars eat the leaves of a wide range of woody plants, for example apple, oak and walnut, which can harm gardens and orchards.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan is about 40 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
There is one generation per year.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in many parts of the United States and Canada, including states such as Alabama, Florida, New York and provinces like Ontario and New Brunswick.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 32 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Ohio, Connecticut, South Carolina, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas.
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
Source: GBIF
More photos
Questions people ask
What do the caterpillars eat?
They feed on the leaves of many woody plants such as apple, oak and walnut.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is the saddled prominent found?
It occurs across North America, in many U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Notodontidae)
White-dotted ProminentNadata gibbosa
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/Heterocampa_guttivitta
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.