Species Details

ABH: 71.012

BF: 2000

Family: Notodontidae

Subfamily: Notodontinae

Taxon: Notodonta dromedarius

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1767)

Vernacular: Iron Prominent

Account: Common in broad-leaved woodland, heathland, marshes and gardens throughout the British Isles. Larva feeds on Silver and Downy Birch, and Alder, over-wintering as a pupa.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 42 — 50 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 8 Apr (2011) — 20 Sep (2003)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Alnus glutinosa (Alder), Betula sp. (a birch), Corylus sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/notodonta-dromedarius/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1240

Individuals: 266

Earliest Year: 1900

Latest Year: 2025

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