Notodonta tritophus (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Host plants:
The larvae feed on Populus species, allegedly also Salix.

Habitat:
Notodonta tritophus inhabits light forests, especially coppice woodland, riparian forests and other habitats.

Life cycle:
The moths occur in two generations with caterpillars in June/early July and again in August/September. I found caterpillars, for example, in late June 2005 in a coppice forest on semi-shaded aspen.

Endangerment: regionally endangered or decreasing

Endangerment factors:
Notodonta tritophus is relatively rare and much more demanding than Notodonta ziczac. It is potentially endangered due to habitat degradations such as dark forest management.

Remarks:
Notodonta tritophus is also known under the name Notodonta phoebe.

Notodonta tritophus occors locally in Europe and parts of Western Asia (Caucasus).