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Notodonta dromedarius (Linnaeus, 1767)

Имаго (Notodonta dromedarius)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Notodontidae → subfamily Notodontinae → tribe Notodontini → genus Notodonta → species Notodonta dromedarius

Species name(s)

Notodonta dromedarius (Linnaeus, 1767) = Phalaena dromedarius Linnaeus, 1767 = zeba (Donovan, 1807) = frigida Rangnow, 1935 = westfalica Brandt, 1986. [9, 10]

Iron Prominent.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 5.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #2. Kolsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky.

Forewing length

21—23 mm.

Wingspan

42—48 mm.

Primary colors

Brown/Gray/Black.

Flight time

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Larva lifespan

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Имаго (Notodonta dromedarius)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and the Soviet Union - the European part of Turkey - European part of Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia , Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland,Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania, Northern Ireland, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Kola, Krasnoyarsk, Prealtay, of Baikal , Pribaikalskiy,Middle-Volga, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian, South Ural. [3].
  • Range: Europe, up to 2400 m. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Wingspan: 42-48 mm. [PC93].
  • Forewing length 2.3 cm, hindwings dark. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Imago Notodonta dromedarius can be found in mixed, floodplain forests, swamps, and parks. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • May - August [PC93].
  • Butterflies live in two generations - from May to June and in August. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Betula, sometimes also Quercus, Salix, Alnus, Corylus, Fagus. [28].
  • Birch (Betula), willow (Salix), alder (Alnus), hazel (Corylus), Aspen (Populus tremula), Elderberry (Sambucus) [PC93].
  • Ольха и береза, ива и тополь. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Two generations of caterpillars meet in August-September and June-July. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • The pupa overwinters. [85].

Subspecies of Notodonta dromedarius

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Vitaly Gumenuk, Nikolai Vladimirov.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

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07.07.2015 17:09, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 42—48 mm. Flight time: May, June, August → May, June, July, August.

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