Prochoerodes lineola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Prochoerodes
Species:	P. lineola
Binomial name
Prochoerodes lineola (Goeze, 1781)[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena lineola Goeze, 1781 Prochoerodes transversata (Drury, 1770) Prochoerodes goniata (Guenée, 1857) Prochoerodes contingens (Walker, 1860) Prochoerodes transposita (Walker, 1860) Prochoerodes transfindens (Walker, 1860) Prochoerodes transvertens (Walker, 1860) Prochoerodes transmutans (Walker, 1860)

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.^[2]

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.

• Prochoerodes lineola lineola
• Prochoerodes lineola incurvata (Guenée, 1857)

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