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Chocolate-tip
Clostera curtula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Notodontidae: Pygaerinae
2019 / 71.027
Photo © Marilyn Abdulla,  17/05/2019 - Sculthorpe

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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 2025.
Additional Stats
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
29/04/2025127TG42Eccles
29/04/2025127TM18Tibenham
29/04/2025227TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
29/04/2025128TF51Wiggenhall
29/04/2025327TG10Cringleford (UEA)
29/04/2025227TG13Hempstead
28/04/2025427TG42Eccles
28/04/2025127TG31Acle
28/04/2025127TG31Upton
28/04/2025427TG10Cringleford / Intwood
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