A Linden Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/16/2015).

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A Linden Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/22/2019).

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Linden Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/20/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 382265 - Psn: 20)

Linden Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/20/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 769956 - Psn: 32)

Linden Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/15/2022).

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Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/15/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1084908 - Psn: 45)

Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/15/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/14/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 849029 - Psn: 52)

Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/14/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1010294 - Psn: 54)

Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 412105 - Psn: 66)

Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/5/2025). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1226529 - Psn: 78)

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A Linden Prominent Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/30/2003).

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A Linden Prominent Moth caterpillar on Basswood in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/22/2020).

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Host plant is American Basswood.

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A Linden Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/16/2015). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Linden Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/22/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Linden Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/20/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Linden Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

A Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/15/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/15/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/14/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tom Feild.

Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Linden Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tom Feild.

A Linden Prominent Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/30/2003). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Linden Prominent Moth caterpillar on Basswood in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/22/2020). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

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Linden prominent moth


Adult (top) and larvae (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Ellida
Species:	E. caniplaga
Binomial name
*Ellida caniplaga* (Walker, 1856)^[1]
Synonyms
Cymatophora caniplaga Walker, 1856 Edema transversta Walker, 1865 Ellida gelida Grote, 1876

Ellida caniplaga, the linden prominent moth, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. It is found from Texas to Florida, north to New Brunswick, west to Ontario and Minnesota.^[2]

The wingspan is 34–44 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are two generations per year in the south.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Tilia species.

References

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^ "Moth Photographers Group – Ellida caniplaga – 7930". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu.
^ "Species Ellida caniplaga - Linden Prominent - Hodges#7930". www.bugguide.net.

Taxon identifiers
Ellida caniplaga	Wikidata: Q5365320 BAMONA: Ellida-caniplaga BioLib: 705793 BOLD: 19557 BugGuide: 18303 CoL: 39B3R EoL: 852032 GBIF: 1827161 iNaturalist: 219028 IRMNG: 10728360 ITIS: 936768 LepIndex: 63347 MONA: 7930 NatureServe: 2.112452 NCBI: 214127 Open Tree of Life: 637175

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Linden Prominent Moth

Ellida caniplaga (Walker, 1856)

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