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Large Maple Spanworm Moth (Prochoerodes lineola)
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Butterflies and mothsIn Greene County, Ohio

Large Maple Spanworm Moth

Prochoerodes lineola (Goeze, 1781)

Large Maple Spanworm Moth in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Prochoerodes
Near Greene County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (16)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (59)
  • Recorded, season not shown (11)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Large Maple Spanworm Moth by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County39 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Hocking County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County53 · Season shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County56 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Greene County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 23 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Greene County · records of all species each week, 31,407 in all

Records per week from 23 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Greene County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Large Maple Spanworm MothYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100097
Jan 11–170049
Jan 18–240037
Jan 25–310055
Feb 1–70082
Feb 8–140090
Feb 15–2100186
Feb 22–2800151
Mar 1–700124
Mar 8–1400238
Mar 15–2100299
Mar 22–2800338
Mar 29 – Apr 400561
Apr 5–1100537
Apr 12–1800738
Apr 19–2500793
Apr 26 – May 2001,090
May 3–900778
May 10–1600721
May 17–2300889
May 24–3000932
May 31 – Jun 600889
Jun 7–13001,186
Jun 14–20001,205
Jun 21–27221,059
Jun 28 – Jul 4441,150
Jul 5–11211,279
Jul 12–18431,164
Jul 19–25001,228
Jul 26 – Aug 1001,533
Aug 2–8001,324
Aug 9–15001,105
Aug 16–2200957
Aug 23–2900942
Aug 30 – Sep 532932
Sep 6–1222992
Sep 13–19221,194
Sep 20–2622870
Sep 27 – Oct 300677
Oct 4–1011614
Oct 11–1700533
Oct 18–2400305
Oct 25–3111307
Nov 1–700214
Nov 8–1400227
Nov 15–2100155
Nov 22–2800110
Nov 29 – Dec 50086
Dec 6–120036
Dec 13–190046
Dec 20–2600117
Dec 27 – Jan 200186

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

Reported as a caterpillar

No records here are marked as caterpillars yet, so there is no caterpillar season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-June to mid-July, middle week late June, and again mid-August to early October, middle week early September

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,079 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Large Maple Spanworm Moth in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Large Maple Spanworm MothYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–90052,952
May 10–161153,785
May 17–230057,698
May 24–300054,651
May 31 – Jun 61153,099
Jun 7–139353,700
Jun 14–2026656,625
Jun 21–2765955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 481858,477
Jul 5–1167861,336
Jul 12–1848864,722
Jul 19–2522769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 16259,416
Aug 2–86459,712
Aug 9–1516555,994
Aug 16–2248854,328
Aug 23–29941051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5123957,167
Sep 6–121761059,075
Sep 13–19135954,543
Sep 20–2682845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 335743,180
Oct 4–1021537,841
Oct 11–175330,824
Oct 18–245221,156
Oct 25–315319,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult mid-June to mid-July, middle week late June, and again mid-August to early October, middle week early September.

Reported as a caterpillar

Only 8 records here are marked as caterpillars, too few to show a caterpillar season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Curved-toothed Geometer Moth Eutrapela clematariaOften confused in Ohio: 13 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Juniper Geometer Moth Patalene olyzonaria110 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Dotted Gray Glena cribrataria33 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Cross-lined Wave Timandra amaturaria29 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Confused Eusarca Moth Eusarca confusaria25 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: no record
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to April, 2016 to 2025.

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 1,070 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed66%49%
Forest23%31%
Farmland10%11%
Wetland1%5%
Barren0.3%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%

From 614 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,079 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.