Ptilodon capucina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Coxcomb Prominent
71.0210 (B&F: 2008)
Synonym(s):
Ptilodon camelina (Linnaeus, 1758)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Noctuoidea
»Family: Notodontidae
»Subfamily: Notodontinae
»Tribe: Notodontini
A resident which occurs singly or sparingly at mv light in a wide range of habitats. It is sometimes common in woods; much less frequent along treeless parts of the coast. Well distributed but high numbers are local. Double-brooded, flying mainly from late April to mid June and again from early July to late August. Larvae feed on beech, hazel, oak, (silver) birch and sweet chestnut. (Pratt, 2011)
