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71.027 BF2019  –  Notodontidae –  Pygaerinae – Clostera curtula – Chocolate Tip – (Linnaeus, 1758) Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Can be confused with other species       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Notodontidae  >> Pygaerinae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Scarce Chocolate Tip
ID pointers: An unmistakable species that gets its name from the well defined chocolate coloured blotch at the tip of the forewing. The blotch stops abruptly at the outermost cross-line which distinguishes it from the Scarce Chocolate Tip whose blotch extends beyond it.
Distribution:  (Last record: 10 May 2025 at Melbourne )  –  A resident species that is generally very rare in Derbyshire and seems to be almost totally confined to the south of the county. It has been expanding its range within the southern region since 2007.
Flight Period: April /  May /  August /  September /  –  On the wing April – May and August – September Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 25 July 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 27-35mm
Forewing: 13-18mm Food Plant: Poplar (Populus), aspen (P. tremula), sallow (Salix).
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Tony Davison
Last Recorded General Area – Melbourne
IMAGES BELOW:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison ©

Chocolate Tip - Notodontidae - Clostera curtula
Chocolate Tip – Notodontidae – Clostera curtula
Chocolate Tip - Notodontidae - Clostera curtula
Chocolate Tip – Notodontidae – Clostera curtula
Chocolate Tip - Notodontidae - Clostera curtula
Chocolate Tip – Notodontidae – Clostera curtula
Chocolate-tip - 10th May 2025 - Melbourne - Tony Davison
Chocolate-tip – 10th May 2025 – Melbourne – Tony Davison
Chocolate-tip - 10th May 2025 - Melbourne - Tony Davison
Chocolate-tip – 10th May 2025 – Melbourne – Tony Davison
Chocolate-tip - 10th May 2025 - Melbourne - Tony Davison
Chocolate-tip – 10th May 2025 – Melbourne – Tony Davison
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Chocolate Tip - Notodontidae - Clostera curtula
Chocolate Tip - Notodontidae - Clostera curtula
Chocolate Tip - Notodontidae - Clostera curtula
Chocolate-tip - 10th May 2025 - Melbourne - Tony Davison
Chocolate-tip - 10th May 2025 - Melbourne - Tony Davison
Chocolate-tip - 10th May 2025 - Melbourne - Tony Davison

Chocolate-tip - 10th May 2025 - Melbourne - Tony Davison Chocolate-tip - 10th May 2025 - Melbourne - Tony Davison
Chocolate-tip - 10th May 2025 - Melbourne - Tony Davison Chocolate-tip - 10th May 2025 - Melbourne - Tony Davison
2019-chocolate-tip2 Chocolate-tip - Melbourne - Tony Davison©
2019-chocolate-tip Chocolate-tip - Melbourne - Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Clostera curtula

Found 134 records
    ↳ 22 from After 2025
    ↳ 48 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 64 from Before 2020

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******* Choose ONLY one at a time, of either Monad, Tetrad or Hectad Distribution - each has it's own set of data. Also, the distribution maps cover ALL recorded data. *******

Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Clostera curtula

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Clostera curtula
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Clostera curtula
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Clostera curtula
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Clostera curtula
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Clostera curtula
AGR: 1.03%   |   Total % Change: 22.7%


CUSUM Analysis: Clostera curtula
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 7 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

ⓘ Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2010, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2024, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Clostera curtula
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Clostera curtula
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Clostera curtula – 134 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Clostera curtulaShaw Farm, New Mills VCSJ98Y202512/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaBretby, DerbyshireSK22W202520/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaWhitleSJ98Y202526/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulasheffieldSK38M202520/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaDrakelow, Derbys.SK22F202508/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202510/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaBelperSK34U202511/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202513/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaOld Marble Mill, Ashford in the WaterSK16Z202512/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaStaveley garden SYASK47H202516/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaStonebroom.SK45E202503/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaIlkeston, DerbyshireSK44K202517/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202509/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202502/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202501/05/20255adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaWoodland Avenue, BreastonSK43R202512/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaMellorSJ98Z202528/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaStonebroomSK45E202529/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202527/04/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202522/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaGlossop, Moorfield, Wood's CabinSK09L202530/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaIlkeston, DerbyshireSK44K202528/03/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaBelperSK34U202412/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202401/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaHall Lane ponds , Staveley DerbyshireSK47H202430/04/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202430/04/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202430/04/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202429/04/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern GardenSK33A202304/08/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaMellorSJ98Z202304/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaBirch ValeSK08I202318/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaBirch ValeSK08I202326/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202329/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaLong Eaton - Marlborough RoadSK43X202320/05/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaBelperSK34U202317/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaBelperSK34N202311/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern GardenSK33A202322/04/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaBirch ValeSK08I202205/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaAllestree, DerbySK33P202228/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202217/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaAston onTrent DerebySK43A202206/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaWoodland AveSK43R202207/05/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaWoodland AveSK43R202221/05/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaBirch ValeSK08I202213/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaUpper Cromford GardenSK25Y202204/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202208/05/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202202/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202205/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202206/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202211/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaKirk Hallam, IlkestonSK44K202205/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaKirk Hallam, IlkestonSK44K202210/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202222/04/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202224/04/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202230/04/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaMatlockSK26V202216/04/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaStation Road, Darley DaleSK26R202102/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaSandiacreSK43T202122/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202101/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202007/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaWoodland AveSK43R202015/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202007/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202027/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202019/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaThe Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N202021/05/20201adultDanes_2019-2021
Clostera curtulaLancaster Ave, SandiacreSK43S202015/05/20201adultDanes_2019-2021
Clostera curtulaBriar Close, Newhall, SwadlincoteSK22V202007/05/20201adultDanes_2019-2021
Clostera curtulaWoodland AveSK43R202015/04/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaBar Cottage, Bar Rd, BaslowSK27L202023/04/20201adultDanes_2019-2021
Clostera curtulaBar Cottage, Bar Rd, BaslowSK27L202022/04/20201adultDanes_2019-2021
Clostera curtulaBirch ValeSK08I201923/05/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaStation Road, Darley DaleSK26R201923/05/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A201917/04/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A201922/04/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201814/05/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaCarsington Resr (Rangers' Base)SK25K201817/05/20181Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201808/05/20181Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201812/05/20181Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaBack Lane, GlapwellSK46T201712/05/20171Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201714/05/20172Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201721/04/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaToton Fields LNRSK43X201714/04/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201614/08/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaBirch ValeSK08I201629/07/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201628/05/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaBelperSK34U201509/08/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaBriar Close,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V201508/08/20151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaBriar Close,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V201508/08/20151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaHillside, Findern, DerbySK33A201503/06/20151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201521/05/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X201415/05/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaDuffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K201418/05/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaHardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W201415/05/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaDuffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K201418/05/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A201429/04/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaHillside, Findern, DerbySK33A201430/04/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A201430/04/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaHardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W201430/04/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaBurnaston (Toyota Plant NR), DerbySK23V201320/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaDuffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K201311/06/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaDuffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K201311/06/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201112/05/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201112/05/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201126/04/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaThe Hollies,Holly St,Stapenhill,Burton on TrentSK22K201021/05/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaMarlborough Rd,Long EatonSK43X201012/05/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaDrakelow NR (Minton's Lagoon), Burton on TrentSK22F201015/05/20103Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaDrakelow NR (Minton's Lagoon), Burton on TrentSK22F201015/05/20103Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaHardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W201028/04/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaMidway, Derbys.SK32A200908/08/20091adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaThe Hollies,Holly St,Stapenhill,Burton on TrentSK22K200901/08/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200908/08/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaWhitehollows Cottages,Box Lane,TicknallSK32K200902/06/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaMidway, Derbys.SK32A200908/05/20091adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaThe Hollies,Holly St,Stapenhill,Burton on TrentSK22K200924/05/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaWhitehollows Cottages,Box Lane,TicknallSK32K200930/05/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200908/05/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaWhitehollows Cottages,Box Lane,TicknallSK32K200923/05/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaWhitehollows Cottages,Box Lane,TicknallSK32K200928/05/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaWhitehollows Cottages,Box Lane,TicknallSK32K200922/04/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaThe Hollies,Holly St,Stapenhill,Burton on TrentSK22K200923/04/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X200805/06/20081adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaSpinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X200805/06/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X200822/05/20081adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200809/05/20082Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaSpinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X200822/05/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200826/04/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200709/08/20071Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Clostera curtulaBriar Close,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200709/08/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaBriar Close,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200709/08/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaDrayton Ave,Mackworth,DerbySK33D200531/08/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaDrayton Ave,Mackworth,DerbySK33D200531/08/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaAnchor Church, Foremark, TicknallSK32N194401/07/19441Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Clostera curtulaAnchor Church, Foremark, TicknallSK32N194401/07/19441Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data

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