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.
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| Species: | C. anachoreta |
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| Clostera anachoreta (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
The wingspan is about 37 mm. The moth flies from April to August in two generations depending on the location.
Gallery
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
Larva
Pupa
Adult
Sources
- P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clostera anachoreta.
- 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)
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