Chocolate-tip (Clostera curtula)


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Chocolate-tip
Clostera curtula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Notodontidae : Pygaerinae

2019 / 71.027

Photo © Rob Lee

Similar Species
Small Chocolate-tip Clostera pigra

Forewing:	13-18mm.
Flight:	Two generations April-May. Aug-Sept.
Foodplant:	Aspen, poplars, sallows and willows.
Red List:	Least Concern (LC)
GB Status:	Common
Former Status:	Local
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

Status
Woodland, scrub, carr, poplar plantations and hedgerows.
Comes to light, usually late at night.

Recorded in 66 (89%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Further info: Clostera curtula