Photo © Paul Boswell
Marbled Brown
Drymonia dodonaea
Checklist Number71.010 [B&F: 2014]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Notodontinae |
| Genus: | Drymonia |
| Species: | dodonaea |
| Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
Common in oak woodland throughout much of England and Wales, and parts of Scotland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight still locally common in the New Forest and the north-east, but has declined markedly from the middle of the 20th Century. Wingspan 39-44 mm. The main confusion species is Lunar Marbled Brown D. ruficornis, which see. Larva feeds on Oak, over-wintering as a pupa.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
