Peridea anceps (Goeze, 1781)
(Great Prominent)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPeridea anceps (Great Prominent)
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 Peridea anceps (Great Prominent) :
1: Peridea anceps (Great Prominent)
2 May 2019 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
at fluorescent light sheet
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - wings ajar - natural backgroundImage 3: Adult - dorso-leteral view - natural background
2: Peridea anceps (Great Prominent)
11 May 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - lateral view - natural backgroundImage 3: Adult - anterior view - close-up - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 4: Adult - foreparts - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - natural background
3: Peridea anceps (Great Prominent)
11 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath Trap
Image 1: Adult - anterior view - grey backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - grey background (2)Image 4: Adult - dorso-lateral view - grey backgroundImage 5: Adult - lateral view - grey backgroundImage 6: Adult - on its back - front viewImage 7: Adult - posterior view - grey backgroundImage 8: Adult - ventral viewImage 9: Adult - ventral view (2)Image 10: Adult - forewing - enlarged

Peridea anceps (Great Prominent) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Peridea anceps (Great Prominent)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Peridea anceps (Great Prominent)
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