Identification
Adult: forewing grayish-brown with conspicuous yellowish/gold subapical patch (a distinguishing feature); dark gray or blackish bar crosses PM line at right-angles just below apical patch; hindwing uniformly grayish-brown
Larva: body pale bluish-green with black longitudinal dashes dorsally, and thick white line laterally; head black
Range
across southern Canada and northern United States
Habitat
poplar and mixedwood forest; adults are nocturnal and come to light
Season
adults fly from May to August
See Also
related species such as
Apical Prominent (
Clostera apicalis) and
Angle-lined Prominent (
C. inclusa) lack the yellowish/gold subapical patch on the forewing (
compare images of these and other species by Jim Vargo at MPG)
Internet References
pinned adult image plus common name reference [Striped Chocolate-tip; adult], habitat, flight season, description, biology, distribution (G.G. Anweiler, Strickland Entomological Museum, U. of Alberta)
live images of adults and larvae by Janice Stiefel, plus common name reference [Drab Tentmaker; larva] (Moth Photographers Group)
adult image (Jim des Rivieres, Quebec)
9 pinned adult images and collection site map [note that image labelled MNBTT-916 is
C. apicalis not
strigosa] (All-Leps)
US distribution map (butterfliesandmoths.org)
