Clostera pigra (Hufnagel, 1766)
(Small Chocolate-tip)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip)
GenusClostera (chocolate-tip moths)
SubfamilyPYGAERINAE (chocolate-tips and dusky marbled-brown)
FamilyNOTODONTIDAE (prominents, processionaries, puss moth and kittens)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Clostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip) :
1: Clostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip)
7 Jul 2018 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - wings held flat - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - wings folded - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 3: Adult - lateral view - enlarged - natural background
2: Clostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip)
19 Jul 2014 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at light
Image 1: Adult - lateral view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Adult - postero-dorsal view - wings held flat - enlarged - white background

Clostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Clostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Clostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip)
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