Clostera curtula (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 14, 2023, 3:52 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Notodontidae > Subfamily: Pygaerinae > Genus: Clostera > Species: Clostera curtula
- Vernacular names
- Bruine wapendrager (NL), Chocolate-tip (EN), La Hausse-Queue blanche, le Courtaud (FR), Erpelschwanz-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]) Curtula). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 27–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
The caterpillars of Clostera curtula and Clostera pigra cannot be distinguished habitually! Breeding up to the moth is necessary for a safe determination.
Bionomics
Pupates between spun leaves of the food plant.
Adults come to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from mid-April till the end of May and again from July till mid-August.
