Seq # 650050020

Clostera anastomosis (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 11:50 a.m.


A very rare, local and declining species in Belgium, hitherto only known from 2 southern provinces. Rarely recorded these days.


Details

Classification
Family: Notodontidae > Subfamily: Pygaerinae > Genus: Clostera > Species: Clostera anastomosis
Vernacular names
Roestbruine wapendrager (NL), Poplar Tip Moth (EN), La Hausse-Queue grise (FR), Rostbrauner Raufußspinner (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 27 (as Pygoera [sic] Anastomosis). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 30–40 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Eggs are obviously deposited in small batches, but mature larvae are usually found more singly.
Hibernates as a pupa.
Adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The moths are on the wing from April/May till August/September in 2 or three generations a year.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Populus and Salix

The larvae feed on different species of Salix or Populus.

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Habitat

It inhabits warm and at least moderate humid sites such as woodland edges, lowland wetlands, stream valleys and similar habitats.

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