Clostera anachoreta
| Scarce chocolate-tip | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Pygaerinae |
| Genus: | Clostera |
| Species: | C. anachoreta |
| Binomial name | |
| Clostera anachoreta (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
Clostera anachoreta, the scarce chocolate-tip, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. 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.
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).
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