Notodonta dromedarius (Linnaeus, 1767)


Notodonta dromedarius: Adult (e.l. eastern Swabian Alb, Southern Germany 2010) [S] Notodonta dromedarius: Adult (eastern Swabian Alb, Southern Germany, e.l. 2010) [S] Notodonta dromedarius: Female (e.l. Memmingen) [S] Notodonta dromedarius: Female (e.l. Memmingen) [S] Notodonta dromedarius: Feeding pattern of the younger larva [M] Notodonta dromedarius: Half-grown larva [S] Notodonta dromedarius: Half-grown larva (eastern Swabian Alb, Southern Germany, September 2010) [S] Notodonta dromedarius: Larva [N] Notodonta dromedarius: Larva [N] Notodonta dromedarius: Larva (eastern Swabian Alb, Southern Germany, September 2010) [S] Notodonta dromedarius: Larva prior to pupation [S] Notodonta dromedarius: Pupa [S]

Host plants:
Most caterpillars feed on Betula, Alnus and Salix, rarely also on Populus, Carpinus and Corylus.

Habitat:
Notodonta dromedarius inhabits all woody or shrubby habitats up to about 1800m above sea level in the Alps. In the mountains, the moth occurs however somewhat rarer.

Life cycle:
There are sually two broods from April to June and in July/August. Caterpillars can be found in June/July and again from August to early October. The pupa hibernates as with all Central European Notodoontidae except P. plumigera.

Endangerment factors:
Not at risk.

Remarks:
Notodonta dromedarius occurs from the northern Iberian Peninsula across large parts of Europe (especially in the central and northern part quite common) to Turkey and the Caucasus.



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