Ellida caniplaga

Ellida caniplaga, the linden prominent moth, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. It is found from Texas to Florida, north to New Brunswick, west to Ontario and Minnesota.^[2]

Linden prominent moth
Adult (top) and larvae (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Ellida
Species:	E. caniplaga
Binomial name
Ellida caniplaga (Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
Cymatophora caniplaga Walker, 1856 Edema transversta Walker, 1865 Ellida gelida Grote, 1876

The wingspan is 34–44 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are two generations per year in the south.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Tilia species.