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Great Prominent

Peridea anceps

Checklist Number
71.016 [B&F: 2005]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Notodontidae
Subfamily:Notodontinae
Genus:Peridea
Species:anceps
Authority:(Goeze, 1781)

Local in broad-leaved woodland, hedgerows and gardens throughout England and Wales. Locally common in oak woodland in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, but especially in the New Forest. Wingspan 52-72 mm. Could be confused with the very rare immigrant Large Dark Prominent Notodonta torva, which see. Larva feeds on Pedunculate and Sessile Oak, over-wintering as a pupa.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)