Notodontidae Notodontinae Notodontini Pterostoma palpina Ptilodon cucullina
Ptilodon capucina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Coxcomb Prominent

Genus: Ptilodon Hübner, [1822]   Original genus: Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758

Synonims (genus):
   Lophopteryx Stephens, 1828
  Synonims (species):
   camelina Linnaeus, 1758

P. capucina (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Manziana (Roma), Italy, May 1992
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
P. capucina (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Monte Fogliano, Lago di Vico (Viterbo), Italy, September 1, 2003
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
P. capucina (© Dmitry Gavryushin)
Larva, Naro-Fominsk, Moscow region, Russia, August 20, 2003
(Photo by Dmitry Gavryushin)

Foodplants:
Quercus, Salix, Populus, Tilia, Betula, Corylus, Carpinus, Ulmus

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