''Notodonta torva'', the large dark prominent, is a
moth of the family
Notodontidae. The species was
first described 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 1803. It is found in most of Europe (although it is a very rare immigrant to
Great Britain), east to the
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
,
Korea and
Japan
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.
The
wingspan is about 48 mm. Adults are on the wing from the end of April to August in two generations in western Europe.
The larvae mainly feed on ''
Populus
''Populus'' is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar (), aspen, and cottonwood.
The we ...
'' species (including ''
P. tremula'' and ''
P. nigra'') and ''
Salix'' species (including ''
S. caprea'', ''
S. cinerea'' and ''
S. phylicifolia''). Larvae can be found in June and again from August to September. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
Gallery
Image:Torva.jpg, Larva
Image:Torva_notodonta1puppe.jpg, Pupa
Image:Torva_notodonta1kremasterb.jpg, Pupa, detail
External links
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''Fauna Europaea''''Lepiforum e.V.''
Notodontidae
Moths of Japan
Moths of Europe
Moths described in 1803
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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