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Notodonta tritophus (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Самец  (Notodonta tritophus)

Taxonomy

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

Species name(s)

Notodonta tritophus (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) = Bombyx tritophus Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Phalaena phoebe Siebert, 1790 = magnifica Rangnow, 1935 = ochracea Forster & Wohlfahrt, 1960. [9, 10]

Three-humped Prominent.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 3.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #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; #23. Predaltaisky; #27. Pribaikalsky.

Forewing length

24—27 mm.

Wingspan

46—54 mm.

Primary colors

Brown/Gray/Black.

Flight time

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

Over-wintering stage

Pupa.

Самец  (Notodonta tritophus)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part of Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg , Netherlands, Norway (mainland), Poland, Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania,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, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, Central European, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Prealtay, Pribaikalskiy, Mid-Volzhsky, Sredneobskaya, South West Siberian, South Ural. [3].
  • Habitat: moderate Europe. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Length of front wing reaches 2.7 cm, and therefore, larger butterfly like herNotodonta dromedarius. In addition, our species has a black stripe and a white bar on the edge of the front wing and rear wings - white, with a black spot. [5].

General info about Imago

  • Notodonta tritophus inhabits riparian forests and parkland. And on the banks of reservoirs, beechwood. [5].

Imago lifespan

  • From April to June, the first generation of flies, from June to July - the second. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Populus, Salix, Betula. [28].
  • Aspen, willow and birch, poplar. [5].

Overwintering stage

  • Winters have light brown Corydalis doll, on the ground. [5].

Subspecies of Notodonta tritophus

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrey Ponomarev.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

Comments

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30.05.2014 20:44, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 46—54 mm.

30.01.2014 22:11, Sergei Kotov Corrected data.

Over-wintering stage: No formalized data → Pupa.

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