Notodonta tritophus

Three-humped prominent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Notodonta
Species: N. tritophus
Binomial name
Notodonta tritophus
Synonyms
  • Bombyx tritophus Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena phoebe Siebert, 1790

Notodonta tritophus, the three-humped prominent, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in most of Europe (although it is a very rare immigrant Great Britain), east to the Caucasus and Armenia.

The wingspan is 45–55 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August in two generations in western Europe.

The larvae mainly feed on Populus species (mainly Populus tremula), and sometimes Salix and Betula. Larvae can be found from June to September. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

Subspecies

  • Notodonta tritophus tritophus
  • Notodonta tritophus irfana (de Freina, 1983)


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