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title: "White-dotted Prominent"
description: "Nadata gibbosa — Insetos e aranhas. The rough prominent (Nadata gibbosa) is a moth of the family Notodontidae, subfamily Phalerinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/white-dotted-prominent
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-dotted Prominent

> Nadata gibbosa — Insetos e aranhas. The rough prominent (Nadata gibbosa) is a moth of the family Notodontidae, subfamily Phalerinae.

- Scientific name: *Nadata gibbosa*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 28388
- Wikidata: [Q3334812](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3334812)
- iNaturalist taxon: [82204](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/82204)

## Names

- en: White-dotted Prominent

## Countries with the most observations

US (21420), CA (4767)

## Summary

The rough prominent (Nadata gibbosa) is a moth of the family Notodontidae, subfamily Phalerinae. It is also known as the white-dotted prominent and the tawny prominent. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. This common moth is found across North America from the northern boreal forests to as far south as Florida. It is most common in deciduous forests at some elevation. It is nocturnal but attracted to lights. The moths start to fly soon after dusk and return to resting places some time before dawn breaks (Fullard & Napoleone 2001). The adults live through late spring and early summer, and…

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

## Photo

![White-dotted Prominent](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-dotted-prominent/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dennis White · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30456759

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-dotted-prominent?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).