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title: "Large Maple Spanworm Moth"
description: "Prochoerodes lineola — Insects & spiders. Prochoerodes lineola, the large maple spanworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/large-maple-spanworm-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Large Maple Spanworm Moth

> Prochoerodes lineola — Insects & spiders. Prochoerodes lineola, the large maple spanworm,  is a moth of the family Geometridae.

- Scientific name: *Prochoerodes lineola*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 31999
- Wikidata: [Q7247358](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7247358)
- iNaturalist taxon: [143518](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/143518)

## Names

- en: Large Maple Spanworm Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (23386), CA (6654), MX (4)

## Summary

Prochoerodes lineola, the large maple spanworm,  is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Alberta.
The wingspan is 35–50 mm. They are on wing from April to October in the south and from July to September in the north.
The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide range of plants, including apple, birch, blueberry, cherry, currant, geranium, grass, maple, oak, poplar, soybean, sweetfern, walnut and willow.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prochoerodes_lineola

## Photo

![Large Maple Spanworm Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/large-maple-spanworm-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: M Sorensen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135364862

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/large-maple-spanworm-moth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).