71.028 Clostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip)
ws: 24-28mm (MBGBI9), fw: 11-14mm (Waring & Townsend); bi(tri)voltine in south May, Aug, (Oct), univolitine in north Jun-Jul; creeping willow (Salix repens); NS-B local throughout GB.
Clostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip) §3 male
ID: Smaller than other Clostera species with a less well-defined "chocolate-tip" at the forewing apex. Antenna bipectinate in male, ciliate in female.
§1 Chobham Common, Surrey; 23/05/2017; male; fw 10.6mm; to light
§2 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 26/07/2018; female; fw 10.5mm
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 14/07/2019; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 26/07/2018; female; fw 10.5mm
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 14/07/2019; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 26/05/2017 (§1) | dissection images added 10/12/2017 | §2 added 30/05/2019 | §3 added 27/02/2020
