Clostera curtula, the chocolate-tip, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae and it is found in Europe ranging to Siberia.
Chocolate-tip | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Clostera |
Species: | C. curtula
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Binomial name | |
Clostera curtula |
The wingspan is 27–35 mm. The moth flies from April to September depending on the location.
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The larvae feed on poplar, primarily Populus tremula, and willow.
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