Clostera curtula
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Clostera curtula, the chocolate-tip, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae and it is found in Europe ranging to Siberia. The wingspan is 27–35 mm. The moth flies from April to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on poplar, primarily Populus tremula, and willow. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chocolate-Tip sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 1026th most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chocolate-Tip in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chocolate-Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Chocolate-Tip sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Notodontidae
The closest relatives of the Chocolate-Tip that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (family Notodontidae, Prominent Moths) are Pine Processionary-Moth (about 10%), Lobster Moth (about 10%) and Buff-Tip (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chocolate-Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
