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Maple Prominent
Ptilodon cucullina ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Notodontidae: Notodontinae
2009 / 71.022
Photo © David Hunt,  Harpenden, Hertfordshire (11/07/22)

Similar Herts & Middlesex Species
Coxcomb Prominent
Ptilodon capucina
Forewing: 15-20mm.
Flight: One generation May-July.
Foodplant:   Field Maple, Sycamore
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

General comments:
Widespread and usually common resident.

The species seems near absent from much of Middlesex - a surprising discovery that cannot be fully dismissed as under-recording. Though widespread and abundant in Hertfordshire, the records seem to suggest that this is a recent phenomenon, with very few reports from prior to 1990.

Recorded in 30 (73%) of 41 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1937.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest Records
Date#VC10k - General Area
19/08/2023120SP91 - Tring
18/08/2023121TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
15/08/2023220TL21 - Welwyn Garden City
11/08/2023120TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
11/08/2023121TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
10/08/2023120SP91 - Tring
10/08/2023120TL21 - Welwyn Garden City
10/08/2023121TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
09/08/2023220TL21 - Welwyn Garden City
09/08/2023120TL43 - Meesden / Barley
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