Probole amicaria

(Herrich-Schäffer, [1855])
Friendly Probole

Sort #: 1959 | P3 #: 911270 | MPG #: 6838 | PFG Page #: 236
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Larval substrate: Many trees and shrubs, incl. Acer rubrum (Red Maple), Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple), Alnus incana (Speckled Alder), Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood), Cornus sericea (Red-osier Dogwood), Larix laricina (American Larch, Tamarack), Ostrya virginiana (Hop Hornbeam), Populus balsamea (Balsam Poplar), Populus tremuloides (Quaking Aspen), Prunus pensylvanica (Pin Cherry), Prunus serotina (Black Cherry), Prunus virginiana (Choke Cherry), Spiraea (Meadowsweet), Tilia americana (American Basswood), Vaccinium (Blueberry)
Phenology: Adult: 5/12 to 8/04 (214 records)

Status in MA (automated assessment): Fairly widespread, common
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 1864
Last Year Reported: 2022

Distribution by County: Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket
Number of Records: 235