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Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina)
Although in the picture it is quite clear, I had to look twice to distinguish this moth from a tree seed. Only after seeing legs coming from underneath I was sure.
Like with most moths, it took me quite some browsing around till I found the name.
Dutch name: Kroonvogeltje
The Coxcomb Prominent is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is a common species throughout Europe.
This species has brown forewings, varying considerably in tone, with indistinct darker markings. The hindwings are buffish with a black spot at the tornus. At rest, the species has a very distinctive profile with tufts of hairs protruding upwards from the thorax and the hind edge of the forewings . The margins of the forewings are also wavy. This rather "lumpy" appearance has led to the.. more
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