Notodonta dromedarius (Linnaeus 1767) (Family Notodontidae)

Forewing Length: 18-24mm;
Wingspan: 35-40mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? June - July
September - October
(Winter) April - September
(Earliest: 7.6)
(2 Generations)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Forest
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Several Betulaceae

Salix cinerea

Quercus robur
Parasitoids:
Agrypon flaveolatum Larva

Cratichneumon culex Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae
Predators:
Ammophila sabulosa

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Notodonta dromedarius
Notodonta dromedarius
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Notodonta dromedarius
Lepiforum: Notodonta dromedarius
Plant Parasites of Europe: Notodonta dromedarius


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