Clostera pigra

Clostera pigra
Clostera pigra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Clostera
Species: C. pigra
Binomial name
Clostera pigra
Hüfnagel, 1766
Synonyms
  • Pygaera pigra

The Small Chocolate-tip (Clostera pigra) is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from Europe ranging to Morocco in the south and Eastern Asia in the east.

Larva

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. The moth flies from May to August in two generations depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.

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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