#2593 · 🦋 butterflies & moths
Coxcomb Prominent
🇳🇱 Kroonvogeltje ·Ptilodon capucina
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what is it?
The coxcomb prominent ( Ptilodon capucina ) is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is a common species throughout the Palearctic ecozone from Ireland to Japan.
base stats
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 123 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 4,891 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Coxcomb Prominent
- Nederlands
- Kroonvogeltje
- scientific name
- Ptilodon capucina
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Lepidoptera
- family
- Notodontidae
- sightings in NL
- 123
- sightings in Europe
- 4,184
- sightings worldwide
- 4,891
- GBIF records in NL
- 21,140
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
relatives· Notodontidae
#2427 📷 10Buff-tip
🇳🇱 Wapendrager
Phalera bucephala
👀 578 in NL
#2480 📷 10Oak Processionary
🇳🇱 Eikenprocessierups
Thaumetopoea processionea
👀 302 in NL
#2572 📷 10Iron Prominent
🇳🇱 Dromedaris
Notodonta dromedarius
👀 141 in NL
#2604 📷 9Pebble Prominent
🇳🇱 Kameeltje
Notodonta ziczac
👀 116 in NL
#2615 📷 9Swallow Prominent
🇳🇱 Brandvlerkvlinder
Pheosia tremula
👀 107 in NL
#2635 📷 8Lesser Swallow Prominent
🇳🇱 Berkenbrandvlerkvlinder
Pheosia gnoma
👀 92 in NL
#2662 📷 10oak marbled brown
🇳🇱 Witlijntandvlinder
Drymonia querna
👀 82 in NL
#2665 📷 10Puss Moth
🇳🇱 Hermelijnvlinder
Cerura vinula
👀 79 in NL
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 130105, Wikidata Q659174, GBIF 1828162, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.