Clostera anachoreta

Clostera anachoreta
Clostera anachoreta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Clostera
Species: C. anachoreta
Binomial name
Clostera anachoreta
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

The Scarce Chocolate-tip (Clostera anachoreta) is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from Europe up to Japan and Korea.

The wingspan is about 37 mm. The moth flies from April to August in two generations depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.

Gallery

  • Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5

  • Larva

  • Pupa

  • Adult

External links

Source

  • P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).
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