Notodonta dromedarius
| Iron prominent | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Notodonta |
| Species: | N. dromedarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Notodonta dromedarius (Linnaeus, 1767) | |
Notodonta dromedarius, the iron prominent, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Europe and Anatolia.
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Notodonta dromedarius has grey or dark brown forewings with rusty and yellowish stains. A broken rust-brown band runs along the outside edge of the front wing. There is a small discal spot, a postmedial crossline which is often broken and outer margins which are suffused dark red. The hindwings are usually pale grey-brown with dark veining. The colouring is very variable and very dark specimens are found.
The moth flies from April to August depending on the location.
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Larva
The larvae feed on Corylus avellana, birch, alder and oak.[1]
References
Further reading
- South R. (1907) The Moths of the British Isles, (First Series), Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London & NY: 359 pp. online
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- Iron prominent on UKmoths
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- Lepiforum.de
- Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)
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