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Black-rimmed Prominent Moth

Pheosia californica

Classification

Class
Insecta

Pheosia rimosa, the black-rimmed prominent moth, fissured prominent or false-sphinx, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864. It is found from coast to coast in North America, although it is less common in the south-eastern United States.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 97United States of America · 50