71.027 Clostera curtula (Chocolate-tip)
fw: 13-18mm; bivoltine in England & Wales Apr-May, Aug-Sep, univoltine in Scotland Jun; aspen & other poplars (Populus spp), willows/sallows (Salix spp); local in England & Wales with an isolated Scottish population in Inverness-shire and Aberdeenshire.
Clostera curtula (Chocolate-tip) §1 male
ID: Similar to C.anachoreta (Scarce Chocolate-tip) and C.pigra (Small Choclate-tip). In C.curtula the 'chocolate tip' is cut off proximally by the subterminal white cross-line and there are no tornal black spots. In C.anchoreta the 'chocolate tip' extends proximal to the subterminal white line and there is one medium and one small black tornal spots. C.pigra is smaller (fw: 11-14mm) and the the 'chocolate tip' is much less well defined.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 27/04/2008; male; fw 15.2mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 13/05/2012; male
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 17/05/13; male
§4 Winterton, Norfolk; 15/05/2015; male; fw 15.8mm; to light
§5 Foulness, Essex; 18/05/2019; male; fw 13.5mm
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§2 Foulness, Essex; 13/05/2012; male
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 17/05/13; male
§4 Winterton, Norfolk; 15/05/2015; male; fw 15.8mm; to light
§5 Foulness, Essex; 18/05/2019; male; fw 13.5mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 30/12/2014 (§1-3) | §4 added 30/11/2015 | §5 added 07/01/2020
