Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Noctuoidea Notodontidae Pygaerinae

• Clostera curtula (Linnaeus, 1758) EU - Mongolia, E.Asia, Armenia. See [maps] Punapystyperä Punervatöyhtökehrääjä Rödgrå högstjärt Roostelaik-haavatutlane Large Chocolate-tip Erpelschwanz-Rauhfußspinner Le Courtaud rövidszárnyú levészövö

  • Phalaena curtula Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 503
  • alticaudaalba (Retzius, 1783)

  • Clostera curtula, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Clostera curtula, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Clostera curtula, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Clostera curtula, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
  • Clostera curtula, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Clostera curtula; [RFEL]

  417x476 (~48Kb) Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Ötisheim, Gfäll (8°49'E, 48°58'N, 320m), 23.07.2000, Photo © Karl Hofsäß	914x612 (~74Kb) Belgium, Hobokense Polder near Antwerpen, 21.5.2004, Photo © Toon Verbruggen	702x771 (~102Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 12.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov
  1004x517 (~109Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 12.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	1002x504 (~92Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 12.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	923x427 (~108Kb) male Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 7.5.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov
  410x491 (~28Kb)

  Larva on Salicaceae , Salix fragilis, S. alba, S. repens, S. starkeana, S. caprea, S. aurita, S. cinerea, S. myrsinifolia, S. phylicifolia, Populus tremula, P. balsamifera, P. alba [SPRK]

  • C. c. curtula

    • Clostera curtula curtula; de Freina, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 210
  • C. c. canescens (Graeser, 1982)

    • Clostera curtula canescens; [NEN50]
• Clostera anachoreta (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) EU, Siberia, Amur, China, Korea, Japan. See [maps] Harmopystyperä Harmaatöyhtökehrääjä Svartfläckig högstjärt Tähnik-haavatutlane Scarce Chocolate-tip Schwarzgeflecter Korbweidenspinner Einsiedler Anachorète tarka levélszövö

  • Bombyx anachoreta Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Pygaera anachoreta var. pallida Staudinger, 1887; Stettin Ent. Ztg 48 (1-3): 101
  • Pygaera anachoreta erema Bryk, 1942
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • albidior (Pfitzner, 1901)

  • Clostera anachoreta, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Clostera anachoreta, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Clostera anachoreta, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Clostera anachoreta, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
  • Clostera anachoreta, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Pygaera anachoreta var. pallida; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 565
  • Clostera anachoreta anachoreta; [NEN50]
  • Clostera anachoreta; [RFEL]

  800x580 (~117Kb) e.l Olsztyn near Czestochowa, central Poland, October 1997, Photo © Marek Michalski	750x500 (~32Kb) larva Finland, U: Sipoo 670:40, 10.6.1979, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	548x695 (~101Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 12.8.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov
  411x259 (~15Kb)

  Larva on Salicaceae , Salix pentandra, S. fragilis, S. caprea, S. aurita, S. myrsinifolia, Populus tremula, P. balsamifera, P. suaveolens [SPRK]

• Clostera anastomosis (Linnaeus, 1758) EU - Armenia, Siberia, Korea, Japan, China, Nepal. See [maps] Ruskopystyperä Ruskeatöyhtökehrääjä Brungrå högstjärt Pruun-haavatutlane Lorbeerweidenspinner Hausse-queue Grise barna levélszövö

  • Phalaena anastomosis Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 506
  • Pygaera anastomosis var. orientalis Fixsen, 1887; in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 3: 350; TL: Korea
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Neoclostera insignior Kiriakoff, 1963
    • = ; [NEN50]
  • alticaudagrisea (Retzius, 1783)

  • Clostera anastomosis, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Clostera anastomosis, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Clostera anastomosis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Clostera anastomosis, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
  • Clostera anastomosis, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Clostera anastomosis; [NEN50]; [RFEL]

  588x739 (~93Kb) Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 9.7.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov

  969x430 (~95Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 11.8.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov

  Larva on Salicaceae , Salix spp., S. myrsinifolia, Populus tremula [SPRK]

  • C. a. anastomosis

    • Clostera anastomosis anastomosis; de Freina, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 211
• Clostera restitura (Walker, 1865) Oriental Tropics - Sundaland. See [maps]

  • Ichthyura restitura Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 433

  • Clostera restitura, Moths of Borneo [MOB]

  • Clostera restitura; Kiriakoff, 1968, in Wytsman, Genera Insectorum 217 (C): 253; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 58; [MOB4]: 90, pl. 9; [NEN50]
• Clostera rubida (Druce, 1901) New Guinea. See [maps]

  • Ichthyura rubida Druce, 1901

  • Clostera rubida, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Clostera rubida, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

  Larva on Terminalia [MOB4]

• Clostera powelli (Oberthür, 1914) Morocco, Algeria. See [maps] Afrikantöyhtökehrääjä La Hausse-queue de Powell

  • powelli (Oberthür, 1914); ; TL: Algeria, Lambese

  • Clostera powelli, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

  Larva on Populus , Salix [BSW]

• Clostera pigra (Hufnagel, 1766) EU, Russia, E.Asia, tr, Iran, Morocco. See [maps] Pikkupystyperä Pikkutöyhtökehrääjä Pärlgrå högsjärt Väike-haavatutlane Small Chocolate-tip Kleiner Rauhfußspinner Rosmarinweidenspinner Hausse-queue Brune apró levélszövö

  • pigra (Hufnagel, 1766) (Pygaera); ; TL: Germany, Berlin region
  • reclusa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • alticaudafurcata (Retzius, 1783)
  • suffusa (Stephens, 1839)
  • superior (Rangnow, 1935)

  • Clostera pigra, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Clostera pigra, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Clostera pigra, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Clostera pigra, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
  • Clostera pigra, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Clostera pigra; [NEN50]; [RFEL]

  510x562 (~63Kb) larva Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Schönenberg, Hinter dem Flecken (8°49'E, 48°57'N, 260m) (ex ovo), 16.06.2001, Photo © Karl Hofsäß	552x730 (~109Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 7.6.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov	957x490 (~104Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 7.6.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov
  860x525 (~98Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 26.5.2012 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov	331x240 (~12Kb)

  Larva on Salicaceae , Salix pentandra, S. fragilis, S. alba, S. lapponum, S. repens, S. starkeana, S. caprea, S. aurita, S. cinerea, S. myrsinifolia, S. phylicifolia, Populus tremula, P. balsamifera, P. alba, P. nigra [SPRK]

  • C. p. pigra

    • Clostera pigra pigra; de Freina, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 211
• Clostera obscurior (Staudinger, 1887) Xinjang, Kazakhstan (Tianshan, Naryn, Ili, Moldotau). See [maps]

  • Pygaera pigra obscurior Staudinger, 1887; Stettin Ent. Ztg 48 (1-3): 102; TL: Kuldja, Xinjang

  • Clostera obscurior; [NEN50]: 99, pl. 18, f. 174
• Clostera fulgurita (Walker, 1865) Oriental Tropics - Borneo, Sumatra, Java, China (Yunnan, Hainan, Hubei). See [maps]

  • Ichtyura fulgurita Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 433; TL: E.India

  • Clostera fulgurita, Moths of Borneo [MOB]

  • Clostera fulgurita; [MOB4]: 89, pl. 9; [NEN50]: 99, pl. 18, f. 171a-b

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Clostera pallida; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 58, f. 381
• Clostera javana Moore² Java. See [maps]

  • Clostera javana; [MOB4], 89 (note, ?= fulgurita ssp.)
• Clostera pallida (Walker, 1855)

  • Pygaera rufa Luh, 1947
    • = ; [NEN50]

  • Clostera pallida, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Clostera pallida; [NEN50]
• Clostera aello Schintlmeister & Fang, 2001

  • Clostera aello Schintlmeister & Fang, 2001; Neue Ent. Nachr 50: 99, f. 122, pl. 18, f. 170a-b; TL: Tibet, Gyantse
• Clostera costicomma (Hampson, [1893]) S.India, Vienam, Pakistan, Yunnan. See [maps]

  • Ichtyura costicomma Hampson, [1893]; Fauna Br. India (Moths) 1: 173; TL: S.India, Nilgiris

  • Clostera costicomma; [NEN50]: 99, pl. 18, f. 173
• Clostera angularis (Snellen, 1895) Sundaland. See [maps]

  • Ichthyura angularis Snellen, 1895; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 8 (1): 128

  • Clostera angularis, Moths of Borneo [MOB]

  • Clostera angularis; Kiriakoff, 1968, in Wytsman, Genera Insectorum 217 (C): 253; Barlow, 1982, Intr. Moths of South East Asia: 65; [MOB4]: 92, pl. 9, f. 91; [NEN50]
• Clostera transecta Dudgeon² NE.Himalaya. See [maps]

  • Clostera transecta; [MOB4], 92 (note)
• Clostera hildora Schaus² Philippines. See [maps]

  • Clostera hildora; [MOB4], 92 (note)
• Clostera dorsalis (Walker, 1862) Borneo, Sumatra. See [maps]

  • Ichthyura dorsalis Walker, 1862; J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 6: 134
  • Pygaera geminata Gaede, 1930; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 647
    • = ; [MOB4], 92

  • Clostera dorsalis, Moths of Borneo [MOB]

  • Clostera dorsalis; Kiriakoff, 1968, in Wytsman, Genera Insectorum 217 (C): 254; [MOB4]: 92, pl. 9, f. 94
• Clostera tapa Roepke² Java. See [maps]

  • ?deldeni Kiriakoff, 1960²

  • Clostera tapa; [MOB4], 93 (note)
• Clostera bramah (Roepke, 1944) Sundaland. See [maps]

  • Pygaera bramah Roepke, 1944; Natuurhist. Maandbl. 33: 40

  • Clostera bramah, Moths of Borneo [MOB]

  • Clostera bramah; Kiriakoff, 1968, in Wytsman, Genera Insectorum 217 (C): 254; [MOB4]: 93, pl. 9, f. 93
• Clostera bramoides Holloway, 1983 Borneo. See [maps]

  • Clostera bramoides Holloway, 1983; Moths of Borneo 4: 93, pl. 9, f. 92; TL: Brueni, Ulu Temburong

  • Clostera bramoides, Moths of Borneo [MOB]

• Clostera lucida Aurivillius
• Clostera leloupi Kiriakoff
• Clostera distinguenda Kiriakoff, 1962 Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • Clostera distinguenda Kiriakoff, 1962; Tijdschr. Ent. 105: 239, f. 1; TL: Rhodesia, Salisbury
• Clostera nubila Kiriakoff, 1962

  • Clostera nubila Kiriakoff, 1962; Tijdschr. Ent. 105: 241, f. 2; TL: Vumba, Umtali, S. Rhodesia
• Clostera formosa Kiriakoff, 1962

  • Clostera formosa Kiriakoff, 1962; Tijdschr. Ent. 105: 241, f. 3; TL: Salisbury, Rhodesia
• Clostera albosigma Fitch, 1856 -. See [maps]

  • Ichthyura albosigma var. specifica Dyar, 1892; Can. Ent. 24 (6): 180; TL: Manitou; Colorado

  • Clostera albosigma, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Clostera albosigma, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Clostera albosigma, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Clostera albosigma, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Clostera albosigma; [NACL], #7895; [NACL93], #0003; [RFEL]

  Larva on Populus , Salix [RFEL]

  • C. a. curtuloides Erschoff, 1870 E.Asia, E.Siberia, Amur, Japani, E.Estonia Virontöyhtökehrääjä Ida-haavatutlane

    • albosigma curtuloides Erschoff, 1870; ; TL: Amur
    • Pygaera curtula korecurtula Bryk, [1949]
      • = Clostera albosigma curtuloides ; [NEN50]

    • Clostera albosigma curtuloides; [NEN50]
• Clostera inclusa (Hübner, [1831])

  • Clostera americana Harris, 1841
  • inversa (Packard, 1864)
  • palla (French, 1882)

  • Clostera inclusa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Clostera inclusa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Clostera inclusa; [NACL], #7896; [NACL93], 0004
  • C. i. jocosa (Hy. Edwards, 1886)

    • Clostera inclusa jocosa; [NACL], #7896a
• Clostera inornata (Neumoegen, 1882)

  • Clostera inornata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Clostera inornata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Clostera inornata, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Clostera inornata; [NACL], #7897; [NACL93], #0005
• Clostera strigosa (Grote, 1882)

  • luculenta (H. Edwards, 1886)

  • Clostera strigosa, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Clostera luculenta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Clostera strigosa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Clostera strigosa; [NACL], #7898; [NACL93], #0006
• Clostera paraphora (Dyar, 1921)

  • Clostera paraphora, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Clostera paraphora, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Clostera paraphora, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Clostera paraphora; [NACL], #7899; [NACL93], #0007
• Clostera brucei (H. Edwards, 1885)

  • Clostera brucei, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Clostera brucei, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Clostera brucei, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Clostera brucei; [NACL], #7900; [NACL93], #0008
  • C. b. multnoma (Dyar, 1892)

    • Ichthyura multnoma Dyar, 1892; Can. Ent. 24 (6): 179; TL: Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
    • alethe (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893)

    • Clostera brucei multnoma; [NACL], #7900a
• Clostera apicalis (Walker, 1855)

  • Clostera vau Fitch, 1859
  • indentata (Packard, 1864)

  • Clostera apicalis, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Clostera apicalis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Clostera apicalis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Clostera apicalis; [NACL], #7901; [NACL93], #0009
  • C. a. ornata (Grote & Robinson, 1868)

    • Clostera incarcerata Boisduval, 1869
    • astoriae (H. Edwards, 1886)
    • bifira (H. Edwards, 1886)

    • Clostera apicalis ornata, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

    • Clostera apicalis ornata; [NACL], #7901a

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