British Lepidoptera (/) Home (/) Anatomy (/anatomy.html) FAMILIES 1 (/families-1.html) GELECHIOIDEA (/gelechioidea.html) FAMILIES 3 (/families-3.html) FAMILIES 4 (/families-4.html) NOCTUOIDEA (/noctuoidea.html) BLOG (/blog.html) Family: NOTODONTIDAE (6SF 16G+1EX 27S+1EX+1CI) Suborder:Glossata Infraorder:Heteroneura Superfamily:Noctuoidea References: Waring & Townsend, Wikipedia Long-winged, heavy-bodied; wings held in tectiform position at rest; antennae bipectinate in male, with shorter pectinations or ciliate in female; adults do not feed and proboscis may be developed, rudimentary or absent; tympanal organ on metathorax; tibial spurs serrate. Subfamily: Thaumatopoeinae are the 'Processionary' moths - reflecting the fact that the larvae leave their silken webs in procession at night to feed. They have previously been treated as a separate family (Thaumatopoidae) or within the family: Noctuidae Subfamily: Crerurinae include the Puss Moth - reflecting its hairiness, and the 'Kittens' - which resemble small Puss Moths Subfamily: Notodontinae are the 'Prominents' - referring to a projecting scale-tooth from the forewing dorsum (notodonta = "tooth-back") Hindtibia with only one pair of spurs in subfamilies Cerurinae and Dicranurinae, 2 pairs in Notodontinae Subfamily: Thaumetopoeinae (1G 2S) Thaumetopoea (2S) 001 Thaumatopoiea processionea 002 Thaumatopoiea pityocampa (Oak Processionary) (Pine Processionary) fw: m14-16mm, f16-17mm; Jul-Sep; oaks ​Rare migrant with 2 British records 1966 & 2013 (Quercus spp); until 2006 a rare migrant, since then there have been outbreaks in London and Berkshire. See Forestry Commission (http://www.forestry.gov.uk/oakprocessionarymoth#outbreak stage) for more info, Subfamily: Cerurinae (2G 4S+1CI) Cerura (1S+1CI) 003 Cerura vinula (Puss Moth) 004 Cerura (Apocerura) erminea (Feline) 2 records from Jersey (/003-cerura-vinula-puss-moth.html) Furcula (3S) Antenna bipectinate, the pectinations shorter in female; labial palps very short, proboscis reduced; hindtibia with 1 pair of short spurs. 005 Furcula furcula (Sallow Kitten) 006 Furcula bicuspis (Alder Kitten) 007 Furcula bifida (Poplar Kitten) fw: 16-22mm; late May - Jul; poplars/aspen (Populus spp); local, mainly in poplar plantations in S.England and E.Wales, uncommon in N.England. (/005-furcula-furcula-sallow-kitten.html) (/006-furcula-bicuspis-alder-kitten.html) Subfamily: Dicranurinae (2G 2S) Harpyia Stauropus 008 Harpyia milhauseri (Tawny Prominent) 009 Stauropus fagi (Lobster Moth) Rare migrant with 2 British records (/009-stauropus-fagi-lobster-moth.html) Subfamily: Notodontinae (8G+1EX 14S+1EX) Drymonia (2S) Antenna bipectinate in male, simple in female; proboscis reduced; labial palps short; eyes glabrous; ocelli absent; hindtibia with 2 pairs of spurs. 010 Drymonia dodonaea 011 Drymonia ruficornis (Marbled Brown) (Lunar Marbled Brown) (/010- drymonia-dodonaea-marbled-brown.html) (/011-drymonia-ruficornis-lunar-marbled- brown.html) Notodonta (4S) Antenna bipectinate in male, denticulate in female; proboscis reduced; labial palps short; eyes hairy; ocelli absent; hindtibia with 2 pairs of spurs. 012 Notodonta dromedarius (Iron Prominent) 013 Notodonta zcizac (Pebble Prominent) 014 Notodonta torva (Large Dark Prominent) 2 British records (1882, 1979) 015 Notodonta tritophus (Three-humped Prominent) Rare migrant with <20 British records (/013-notodonta-ziczak-pebble-prominent.html) (/012-notodonta-dromedarius-iron-prominent.html) Peridea Pheosia (2S) 016 Peridea anceps (Great Prominent) 017 Pheosia tremula (Swallow Prominent) 018 Pheosia gnoma (Lesser Swallow Prominent) (/017-pheosia-tremula-swallow-prominent.html) (/018-pheosia-gnoma-lesser-swallow- prominent.html) (/016-peridea-anceps-great-prominent.html) 019 Leucodonta bicoloria (White Prominent) - EXTINCT in GB Pterostoma Ptilodon (2S) 020 Pterostoma palpina (Pale Prominent) 021 Ptilodon capucina (Coxcomb Prominent) 022 Ptilodon cucullina (Maple Prominent) (/020-pterostoma-palpina-pale-prominent.html) (/022-ptilodon-cucullina-maple-prominent.html) (/021-ptilodon-capucina-coxcomb-prominent.html) Odontosia Ptilophora 023 Odontosia carmelita (Scarce Prominent) 024 Ptilophera plumigera (Plumed Prominent) fw: 16-19mm; Nov-Dec; field maple (Acer campestre); NS-A scattered colonies in S.England from Dorset to Kent, the Chilterns and the Cotswolds (/023-odontosia-carmelita-scarce-prominent.html) Subfamily: Phaelerinae (1G 1S) Phalera 025 Phalera bucephala (Buff-tip) (/025-phalera-bucephala-buff-tip.html) Subfamily: Pygaerinae (2G 4S) Gluphisia 026 Gluphisia crenata (Dusky Marbled Brown) Rare migrant with no British records since 1900 (1 in Jersey, 1995) Clostera (3S) 027 Clostera curtula (Choclate-tip) 028 Clostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip) 029 Clostera anachoreta (Scarce Chocolate-tip) (/027-clostera-curtula-chocolate-tip.html) (/028-clostera-pigra-small-chocolate-tip.html) (/029-clostera-anachoreta-scarce-chocolate- tip.html) CREATE A FREE WEBSITE.