''Notodonta tritophus'', the three-humped prominent, is a
moth of the family
Notodontidae. The species was
first described by
Michael Denis and
Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in most of Europe (although it is a very rare immigrant
Great Britain), east to the
Caucasus and
Armenia.
The
wingspan is 45–55 mm. Adults are on wing from 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, mainly aspen (''
Populus tremula''), and sometimes willows (''
Salix'' species) and birch (''
Betula'' species). Larvae can be found from June to September. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
Subspecies
*''Notodonta tritophus tritophus''
*''Notodonta tritophus irfana''
(de Freina, 1983)
External links
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''Fauna Europaea''''Lepiforum e.V.''''De Vlinderstichting''
Notodontidae
Moths described in 1775
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Michael Denis
Taxa named by Ignaz Schiffermüller
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