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Phoberia atomaris

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Phoberia
Species:	P. atomaris
Binomial name
*Phoberia atomaris* Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
Phoberia orthosiodes Phoberia ingenua Phoberia porrigens

Phoberia atomaris, the common oak moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in North America, from Quebec and Ontario south to Florida, and west to Kansas and Texas.

The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from March to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Oak species, including Northern red oak. The species is univoltine, with most defoliation occurring during the spring.^[1]

References

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^ Forkner, Rebecca E.; Marquis, Robert J.; Lill, John T.; Corff, Josiane Le (April 2008). "Timing is everything? Phenological synchrony and population variability in leaf-chewing herbivores of Quercus". Ecological Entomology. 33 (2): 276–285. Bibcode:2008EcoEn..33..276F. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00976.x.