- Leucodonta bicoloria
Taxobox | name = White Prominent
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
familia =Notodontidae
genus = "Leucodonta "
species = "L. bicoloria"
binomial = "Leucodonta bicoloria"
binomial_authority = Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775The White Prominent ("Leucodonta bicoloria") is a
moth from the familyNotodontidae . This species is likelyextinct in the British isles. Though the moth can be found in most parts ofEurasia , in the western parts of the range it is a local and rare species. The habitat requirements of the species are a bit unusual, it seems to prefer locally warm deciduous and mixed forests, wherebirch , the sole host plant, forms the canopy. The moth survives winter as apupa underground.
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