Symmerista albifrons (J.E.Smith) in southeast Louisiana by Vernon Antoine Brou Jr, 74320 Jack Loyd Road, Abita Springs, Louisiana 70420 The common oak feeding notodontid moth Symmerista albifrons (J.E.Smith) (Fig. 1) is reported to occur over most of the eastern United States March through October (Covell 1984). Donahue (1993) analyzed the distributions of albifrons and two other species of the genus. Heppner (2003) listed albifrons to occur January- April and June-November in Florida; hostplants including: Acer sp., Betula sp., Carya sp., Diospyros sp., Fagus sp., Quercus sp., Tilia sp ., and Ulmus sp. Wagner (1997) illustrates the mature larvae of two other Symmerista species: Symmerista canicosta Franclemont and Symmerista leucitys Franclemont. Five species of Symmerista are listed by Hodges (1983). All of my records for albifrons are from the southeast portion of the state (Fig. 2), though this is probably due to poor record keeping on my part. Fig. 3 clearly illustrates three well populated broods peaking March, July and September. a b Fig.1. Symmerista albifrons: a. male, b. female. Fig. 2. Parish records by this author. 40 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 20 number of adults 0 Fig. 3 Symmerista albifrons collected at sec.24T6SR12E, 4.2 mi. NE Abita Springs, Louisiana. n = 2246 Literature cited Covell, Jr., C.V. 1984. A field guide to moths eastern North America. The Peterson Field Guide Series No. 30. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston. xv + 469pp., 64 plates. Donahue, J.P. 1993. The Distribution of Three Broadly Sympatric Species of Symmerista Moths (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) in the Great Lakes and Midwest Regions of the United States. Great Lakes Entomologist 26: 161-171, 20 figs. Heppner, J.B. 2003. Arthropods of Florida and neighboring land areas, vol. 17: Lepidoptera of Florida, Div. Plant Industry, Fla. Dept. Agr. and Consum. Serv., Gainesville. x + 670pp., 55 plates. Hodges, R.W. et al. 1983. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico. E.W. Classey Ltd. and The Wedge Entomol. Res. Found., Cambridge: Univ. Press. xxiv + 284 pp..