Photo © Mike Wall
Maple Prominent
Ptilodon cucullina
Checklist Number71.022 [B&F: 2009]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Notodontinae |
| Genus: | Ptilodon |
| Species: | cucullina |
| Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
Local in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows and gardens throughout much of south-eastern England. A moth with a curious distribution in our area, completely absent from the New Forest and the Isle of Wight but thinly distributed from the south-east of Hampshire up to the north and north-east. Wingspan 37-46 mm. The most likely confusion species is Coxcomb Prominent P. capucina, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Field Maple, mainly on young trees, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
