Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Notodontidae > Drymonia > Drymonia ruficornisDrymonia ruficornis (Lunar Marbled Brown)Synonyms: Bombyx chaonia (heterotypic); Bombyx ruficornis (homotypic); Drymonia albescens; Drymonia albifasciata; Drymonia albisignata; Drymonia approximata; Drymonia argentea; Drymonia bicolor; Drymonia centralariae; Drymonia chaonia; Drymonia delineata; Drymonia grisea (heterotypic); Drymonia illunulata; Drymonia lunula; Drymonia nigrescens (heterotypic); Noctua roboris; Notodonta chaonia; Phalaena ruficornis Drymonia ruficornis, the lunar marbled brown, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Central and Southern Europe and Anatolia. The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The fore wings are dark fuscous, almost blackish, with a short white line near the base; the central third is white clouded with the ground colour and limited by white edged black wavy lines. There is a black crescent just above the centre of the wing. Hind wings smoky grey with a pale curved line.Drymonia dodonaea is very similar. The moth flies from April to June depending on the location. The larvae feed on oak. |
Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Avon Gorge Woodlands |
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376 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Birklands and Bilhaugh |
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672 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Braunton Burrows |
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3328 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Breckland |
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18652 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Brown Moss |
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79 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Burnham Beeches |
|
946 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Coedydd Aber |
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855 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Coedydd Derw a Safleoedd Ystlumod Meirion/ Meirionnydd Oakwoods and Bat Sites |
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6953 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Cwm Doethie – Mynydd Mallaen |
|
10186 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths |
|
14161 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
|
5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Exmoor Heaths |
|
26455 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Isle of Portland to Studland Cliffs |
|
3577 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Lake District High Fells |
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66717 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Lyme Bay and Torbay |
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77215 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Pembrokeshire Woodlands/ Coedydd Gogledd Sir Benfro |
|
780 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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North Pennine Moors |
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254789 |
England, United Kingdom |
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River Eden |
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6087 |
England, United Kingdom |
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River Tay |
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23469 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sidmouth to West Bay |
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2217 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Wight Maritime |
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49082 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sunart |
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25320 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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The Broads |
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14554 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Tulach Hill and Glen Fender Meadows |
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3912 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Witherslack Mosses |
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1202 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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