Clostera anachoreta

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scarce chocolate-tip
Clostera anachoreta.jpg
Clostera.anachoreta.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Species:
C. anachoreta
Binomial name
Clostera anachoreta

Clostera anachoreta, the scarce chocolate-tip, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. 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[]

Sources[]

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

External links[]

  • Kimber, Ian. "71.029 BF2018 Scarce Chocolate-tip Clostera anachoreta ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKMoths. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  • Fauna Europaea
  • Lepiforum e.V.
  • De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)


Retrieved from ""