Drymonia ruficornis (Hufnagel, 1766)
(Lunar Marbled Brown)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDrymonia ruficornis (Lunar Marbled Brown)
TribeNotodontini (a tribe of prominents)
SubfamilyNOTODONTINAE (prominents)
FamilyNOTODONTIDAE (prominents, processionaries, puss moth and kittens)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Drymonia ruficornis (Lunar Marbled Brown) :
1: Drymonia ruficornis (Lunar Marbled Brown)
19 Apr 2002 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
at MV on sheet
Image 1: By MV light - top view - close-upImage 2: By MV light - top view - close-up (2)Image 3: On mothing sheet - top view - close-up
2: Drymonia ruficornis (Lunar Marbled Brown)
4 May 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
in MV trap
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - lateral view - enlarged

Drymonia ruficornis (Lunar Marbled Brown) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Drymonia ruficornis (Lunar Marbled Brown)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Drymonia ruficornis (Lunar Marbled Brown)
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