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Notodontidae : Notodontinae

Marbled Brown

DRYMONIA dodonaea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
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Description
Wingspan: 38-46mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe to Armenia
UK Distribution: England,Wales,south-west Scotland - locally frequent
UK Conservation Status -
  • Local = 101 - 300 10Km Squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Bombyx dodonaea ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
Type Species -
  • Bombyx dodonaea ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
Type Locality -
  • Austria - Vienna
Flight Period: South - mid April to mid July : Elsewhere - late May to early July
Habitat: Requires mature Oaks from established woodland
Similar Species -
  • Lunar Marbled Brown Drymonia ruficornis (Hufnagel, 1766)
Larva: The 35mm final instar larva when viewed from the side has a narrow yellow/orange lateral line running through the spriacles and is blue/green below and lighter green above. Viewed from above there is a series of four thin yellow lateral lines.
Pupa: Overwinters below the foodplant in a cocoon
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The moth tends to be quite variable between whitish and grey, with unclear cross-lines and bands on the forewing. This moth can be separated from its similar species the Lunar Marbled Brown Drymonia ruficornis (Hufnagel, 1766), which has an inverted comma mark on the forewing and clearly marked cross-lines and the terminal area is always grey.

There is a rare blackish form of this moth called f nigrescens Lempke which is often found in East Anglia.

The male moth is attracted to the light and appears in small numbers at the moth trap but the female is not usually seen.
The adult moth can sometimes be found during the day resting on tree trunks.
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Notodontidae
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DRYMONIA Hübner,[1819]
Drymonia dodonaea ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
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Bombyx dodonaea ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
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BOMBYX dodonaea ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
= Bombyx trimacula Esper, 1785
= albofasciata Hartig, 1968
= basiocellata Aizpurua & Gómez Bustillo, 1977
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DRYMONIA Hübner,[1819]
= Ochrostigma Hübner 1819
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Bombyx dodonaea dodonaea ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
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Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend, herausgegeben von einigen Lehrern am k. k. Theresianum. - pp. [1], 1-322, [1], Tab. 1a-1b. Wien. : Title Page :
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Austria - Vienna
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D.d.f.nigrescens Lempke - blackish forewing
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D.d.trimacula Esper, 1785 - suffused with white towards apex
D.d.dodonaea ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
D.d.albofasciata Hartig 1968
D.d.wageneri de Freina, 1981