NOTODONTIDAE
(prominents, processionaries, puss moth and kittens)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
CERURINAE
puss moths and kittens
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 		Subfamily 2 subtaxa 33 images
NOTODONTINAE
prominents
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 		Subfamily 11 subtaxa 197 images 1 ident. refs
Phalera bucephala
Buff-tip
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 		Species 21 images
PYGAERINAE
chocolate-tips and dusky marbled-brown
Subfamily 2 subtaxa 13 images
Clostera
chocolate-tip moths
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 13 images
Stauropus fagi
Lobster Moth
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 		Species 1 subtaxa 17 images
Thaumetopoea pityocampa
Pine Processionary
Species 1 ident. refs
Thaumetopoea processionea
Oak Processionary
Species 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Emmet, A.M., Langmaid, J. & Heath J. 1979 Sphingidae to Noctuidae (Noctuinae & Hadeninae) (vol 9) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol 9, Harley Books

NOTODONTIDAE (prominents, processionaries, puss moth and kittens) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for NOTODONTIDAE (prominents, processionaries, puss moth and kittens)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 28 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for NOTODONTIDAE (prominents, processionaries, puss moth and kittens)
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