Irish moths

Iron Prominent, Notodonta dromedarius

Family: Notodontidae       Sub-family: Notodontinae

2000     *     Iron Prominent     *     Notodonta dromedarius


Locally common
Wingspan: 35-40mm

Flight time: May-August
Habitat: Woodland, heaths

Larval food plants: Mainly Birch and Alder



Iron Prominent, Notodonta dromedarius


Iron Prominent, Notodonta dromedarius


Iron Prominent, Notodonta dromedarius
Iron Prominent, Notodonta dromedarius
Adult: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. August 2010. Caterpillar: Glengarriff, Co. Cork, August 2011

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