71.027 BF2019 - Chocolate Tip - Notodontidae - Clostera curtula

71.027 BF2019 - Notodontidae - Pygaerinae - Clostera curtula - Chocolate Tip

Adult Macro: CAT 2 - Can be confused with other species -

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- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce

Taxonomy: Macro >> Notodontidae

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: 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

Wingspan: 27-35mm
Forewing: 13-18mm

Food Plant: Poplar (Populus), aspen (P. tremula), sallow (Salix).

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