Moth Photographers Group – Clostera apicalis

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Notodontidae

930009 – 7901 Clostera apicalis (Walker, 1855)

Apical Prominent

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Betulaceae Myricaceae Salicaceae. Host genera: Betula Morella Populus Salix. Host extended: leaves (Wagner 2005); Salix & Populus (JS Miller et al 2018) [other records in doubt?]. (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	930009.1 Clostera ornata: is nearly identical, though the forewing coastal margin tends to be more bent. Best separated by DNA or genitalia. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	apicalis (Walker, 1855) (Ichthyura) - MONA 1983: 7901 astoriae (Edwards, 1886) (Ichthyura) indentata (Packard, 1864) (Ichthyura) vau Fitch, 1859 (Clostera)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2018. Drepanoidea, Doidae; Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part): Pygaerinae, Notodontinae, Cerurinae, Phalerinae, Periergosinae, Dudusinae, Hemiceratinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1A: 68; pl. A-1, figs. 33, 34 (order).
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.42m; p. 248. Book Review and ordering
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Species Page at iNaturalist
Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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