Peridea anceps

Peridea anceps, the great prominent, is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1781. It is found in central and southern Europe and North Africa.

Peridea anceps
Mounted
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Peridea
Species:
P. anceps
Binomial name
Peridea anceps
(Goeze, 1781)

The wingspan is 50–65 mm. The moth flies from April to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on oak.


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