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Prominent Moths
Page Last Updated: January 8 2021
11 species
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Notodonta
Species: Scitipennis
Family: Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Host plant is Poplar and Willow - one brood per year - also
known as Base-streaked Prominent - larva is similar to N.
torva
known as Base-streaked Prominent - larva is similar to N.
torva
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Schizura
Species: Unicornis
Family: Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Also known as Unicorn Caterpillar Moth
Unicorn Prominent - approx. 2.5 cm - High Park - August 2017
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Gluphisia
Species: Septentrionis
Family: Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Host plant is Poplar - two or more broods per year
Common Gluphisia Moth (larva) on Poplar trunk - approx. 2 cm - Humber Bay Park - September 2012
Finned-willow Prominent (larva) on Willow species - approx. 2 cm - Leslie Spit - September 2017
More Finned-willow Prominent
Updated September 27 2017
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Clostera
Species: Strigosa
Family: Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
The similar Rolled Paper moth (C. inclusa) and Apical
Prominent (C. apicalis) have an orange or reddish patch on
the forewing
Prominent (C. apicalis) have an orange or reddish patch on
the forewing
Striped Chocolate-tip - approx. 1.5 cm - Speyside (Halton Hills) - August 2018
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Pheosia
Species: Rimosa
Family: Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Black-rimmed Prominent - approx. 3 cm - Speyside (Halton Hills) - August 2018
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Clostera
Species: Albosigma
Family: Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Sigmoid Prominent - approx. 2 cm - Speyside (Halton Hills) - August 2018
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Nadata
Species: Gibbosa
Family: Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
White-dotted Prominent - approx. 2.5 cm - High Park - August 2017
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Furcula
Species: Borealis
Family: Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
White Furcula - approx. 2 cm - High Park - August 2018
More Unicorn Prominent
Updated June 25 2019
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Datana
Species: ?
Family: Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Furcula
Species: Modesta
Family: Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Modest Furcula - approx. 2 cm - Rouge Park - June 2019
More Modest Furcula
Updated August 13 2019
Datana species - approx. 3 cm - Toronto Islands - August 2019
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Datana
Species: Integerrima
Family: Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
A few Datana species are similar but this is possibly
Datana integerrima (the larva below was found in the same
area in 2020)
Datana integerrima (the larva below was found in the same
area in 2020)
Walnut Caterpillar Moth larva on Black Walnut - approx. 5 cm - Toronto Islands - August 2020
Feeds on Walnut and other trees in the Walnut family
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Lochmaeus
Species: Bilineata
Family: Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Double-lined Prominent - approx. 2 cm - High Park - July 2020