Drymonia dodonaea

Marbled brown
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Drymonia
Species:	D. dodonaea
Binomial name
	Drymonia dodonaea; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Drymonia dodonaea, the marbled brown, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe and in the area surrounding the Caucasus.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5

The wingspan is 33–38 mm. Similar to Drymonia ruficornis, but the forewings are generally whiter; the crosslines are less straight, and there is no black crescent above the centre of the wings. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, primarily Quercus but also Fagus and Betula.[1]

References

Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Search the database - introduction and help". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.

External links

Marbled brown on UKMoths
Savela, Markku. "Drymonia dodonaea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 29 July 2019. Taxonomy
Lepidoptera of Belgium
Lepiforum e.V.
De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)

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[1] Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Search the database - introduction and help". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.