Beyond the black scaled tooth-like forewing projection the inner margin is notched. Long labial palps and tufts on the tail segment, giva an elongated appearance.The antennæ of the female are pectinated, but the teeth are shorter than those of the male; and the blackish streak on the wings are usually less defined. Except that some specimens are more strongly marked than others there is little variation.The larva is bluish green, with white dorsal and lateral lines, and a black edged yellow stripe along the spiracles; this stripe is marked with reddish on the three anterior segments.
Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Mixed forests
- Parks
- Riparian forest_OK
42-50 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyHřbetozubec dvouzubý 
DanskPalpetandspinder 
DeutschPalpen-Zahnspinner 
Eesti keelNokktutlane 
EnglishPale Prominent 
EspañolJorobada de palpos 
FrançaisMuseau 
LietuviųIlganosis kuoduotis 
MagyarCsőrös púposszövő 
NederlandsSnuitvlinder 
NorskNebbspinner 
PolskiDzióbica głaszczkówka 
SlovenčinaChochlatka dvojzúbková 
SuomeksiKärsänirkko 
SvenskaNäbbspinnare 
РусскийХохлатка остроголовая 
中文塔城羽舟蛾
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Salicaceae Populus canadensis Canadian poplar Salicaceae Populus nigra Black Poplar Salicaceae Populus tremula Common Aspen Salicaceae Salix aurita Eared Willow Salicaceae Salix babylonica Babylon Willow Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow Salicaceae Salix elaeagnos Bitter willow Salicaceae Salix purpurea Purple Willow Salicaceae Salix viminalis Common Osier - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Betulaceae Alnus Alder Fagaceae Quercus Oak Malvaceae Tilia Lime
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Pterostoma palpinum Clerck, 1759
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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