Drymonia velitaris

Drymonia velitaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Drymonia
Species:	D. velitaris
Binomial name
Drymonia velitaris Hufnagel, 1766

Drymonia velitaris is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Central and Southern Europe and Anatolia.

Mounted Female

The length of the forewings is 12-15 mm for males and 15-18 mm for females. The imago can be identified by the yellow spot on the base of the forewing. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Oak.

External links

• Vlindernet (Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• waarneming.nl (Dutch)