''Drymonia'' is a
genus of
moths of the family
Notodontidae erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1819. It consists of the following species:
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Drymonia dodonaea
''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.
The wingspan i ...
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(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Drymonia dodonides
''Drymonia dodonides'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Japan.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 ...
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(Staudinger, 1887)
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Drymonia obliterata
''Drymonia obliterata'', the indistinct marbled brown, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Central and Southern Europe, Asia Minor and Armenia.
The wingspan is 30–40 mm. The moth flies from May to July and in warmer regi ...
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(Esper, 1785)
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Drymonia querna
''Drymonia querna'', the oak marbled brown, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in the Middle East and mainland Europe except the north.
The wingspan is 38–43 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location. ...
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(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Drymonia ruficornis
''Drymonia ruficornis'', the lunar marbled brown, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Central and Southern Europe and Anatolia.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The fore wings are dark fuscous, almost blackish, with a short whi ...
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(Hufnagel, 1766)
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Drymonia velitaris
''Drymonia velitaris'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is found in central and southern Europe and Anatolia.
The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm for males and 15–18&nbs ...
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(Hufnagel, 1766)
References
Notodontidae
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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