A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/30/2020).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2017).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/8/2014).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/26/2015).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/4/2019).

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White-streaked Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/8/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 229954 - Psn: 35)

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White-streaked Prominent Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/17/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 244322 - Psn: 35)

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/13/2013).

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White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 618331 - Psn: 45)

White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/12/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 800762 - Psn: 45)

White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/12/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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White-streaked Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/8/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 229955 - Psn: 52)

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White-streaked Prominent Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/22/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 593075 - Psn: 52)

White-streaked Prominent Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/22/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/17/2019).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/2/2020).

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White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/3/2020).A

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/19/2020).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/12/2020).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/25/2013).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/2/2014).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/7/2019).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/6/2020).

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White-streaked Prominent Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/5/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 849107 - Psn: 66)

White-streaked Prominent Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/5/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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White-streaked Prominent Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 190546 - Psn: 76)

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/6/2010).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2003).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2003).

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A White-streaked Prominent caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/12/2015).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth larva in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/13/2015).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/25/2011).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/25/2011).

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White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/29/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1307233 - Psn: 200)

White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/29/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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White-streaked Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/19/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1331947 - Psn: 200)

White-streaked Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/19/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/30/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/8/2014). View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/26/2015). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/4/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/13/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/12/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

White-streaked Prominent Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/22/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/17/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/2/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/3/2020).A View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/19/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/12/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/25/2013). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/2/2014). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/7/2019). View Record Details Media by Ben Springer.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/6/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

White-streaked Prominent Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/5/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/6/2010). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2003). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A White-streaked Prominent caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/12/2015). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth larva in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/13/2015). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

A White-streaked Prominent Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/25/2011). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

White-streaked Prominent Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/29/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

White-streaked Prominent Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/19/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

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Oligocentria lignicolor

Adult

Larva on White Oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Oligocentria
Species:	O. lignicolor
Binomial name
*Oligocentria lignicolor* (Walker, 1855)^[1]
Synonyms
Ianassa lignicolor Walker, 1855 Oligocentria lignigera Xylinodes virgata Packard, 1864

Oligocentria lignicolor, the white-streaked prominent moth or lacecapped caterpillar, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in North America, including Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,^[2] New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.^[3]

The wingspan is about 38 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Fagus, Castanea and Quercus species.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b Hiratsuka, Yasuyuki; Langor, David William; Crane, Patricia Ellen (1995). A Field Guide to Forest Insects and Diseases of the Prairie Provinces. Ottawa: University of Washington Press. pp. 151–153. ISBN 978-0-660-15948-5.
^ Bug Guide

Taxon identifiers
Oligocentria lignicolor	Wikidata: Q7086807 BAMONA: Oligocentria-lignicolor BioLib: 710948 BOLD: 17364 BugGuide: 420 CoL: 6SKPB GBIF: 1822675 iNaturalist: 226345 IRMNG: 10327416 ITIS: 936838 LepIndex: 64342 MONA: 8017 NatureServe: 2.118270 NCBI: 688421 Observation.org: 952283 Open Tree of Life: 4240812

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White-streaked Prominent Moth

Ianassa lignicolor (Walker, 1855)

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