Photo © Mike Wall
Great Prominent
Peridea anceps
Checklist Number71.016 [B&F: 2005]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Notodontinae |
| Genus: | Peridea |
| Species: | anceps |
| Authority: | (Goeze, 1781) |
Local in broad-leaved woodland, hedgerows and gardens throughout England and Wales. Locally common in oak woodland in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, but especially in the New Forest. Wingspan 52-72 mm. Could be confused with the very rare immigrant Large Dark Prominent Notodonta torva, which see. Larva feeds on Pedunculate and Sessile 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
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
