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Text and photos Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
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Chocolate tip
Chocolate tip Roostelaik-haavatutlane Clostera curtula
The chocolate tip moth occurs in all Estonia but is not particularly common anywhere.
The moths fly in broadleaf and mixed forests and in parks and gardens from mid-May until early July. During summer some second generation specimens may occur.
The chocolate tip is active at night. If you disturb from deep sleep in daytime it doesn’t fly away at once but crawls a little further away and sleeps on. Thanks to its particular exterior (pattern and body carriage) if often stays unnoticed by birds.
The larva feed on willows and aspens. They winter as pupae.
