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Iron Prominent

🇳🇱 Dromedaris ·Notodonta dromedarius

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
Iron Prominent, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Nikolai Vladimirov · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Notodonta dromedarius , the iron prominent , is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Europe and Anatolia.

base stats

  • NL sightings 141iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 5,596iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 141 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 5,596 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1767 (259 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Iron Prominent
Nederlands
Dromedaris
scientific name
Notodonta dromedarius
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Notodontidae
sightings in NL
141
sightings in Europe
5,036
sightings worldwide
5,596
GBIF records in NL
20,736
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1767

relatives· Notodontidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 319748, Wikidata Q1260151, GBIF 1825077, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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