71.021 BF2008 - Coxcomb Prominent - Notodontidae - Ptilodon capucina

71.021 BF2008 - Notodontidae - Notodontinae - Ptilodon capucina - Coxcomb Prominent

Adult Macro: CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Macro >> Notodontidae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: The moth is fairly diagnostic. Overall uniform brown, in pale and dark tones. A small scale tuft on the trailing tip of the forewing and a comb like yellow-cream tuft on top of the thorax. The trailing edge of the forewing is scalloped.

Distribution: A resident species that is generally common and widely distributed throughout Derbyshire. Most frequently found in the south and east of the county.

Flight Period: April / May / June / July / August / September / - On the wing April through September.

Wingspan: 35-40mm
Forewing: 17-22mm

Food Plant: Range of deciduous trees

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

Coxcomb Prominent – Philodon capucina