Watsonalla cultraria (Fabricius, 1775)
(Barred Hook-tip)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesWatsonalla cultraria (Barred Hook-tip)
GenusWatsonalla (a genus of moths)
SubfamilyDREPANINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyDREPANIDAE (hook-tip moths)
SuperfamilyDREPANOIDEA (lutestrings and hook-tips)
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 Watsonalla cultraria (Barred Hook-tip) :
1: Watsonalla cultraria (Barred Hook-tip)
8 Sep 2018 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - natural background (2)
2: Watsonalla cultraria (Barred Hook-tip)
9 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Caterpillar, beaten from Oak . Photos: Larva, cocoon, pupa, cremaster
Image 1: Cocoon in rolled over leaf tip - close-upImage 2: Larva - tail - lateral view - close-up - highly enlaImage 3: Cocoon and pupa inside rolled over leaf tip - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Cocoon in rolled over leaf tip - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Larva - dorsal view - enlargedImage 6: Larva - lateral view - enlargedImage 7: Larva - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 8: Larva - lateral view - enlarged (3)Image 9: Larva - tail end - bending over edge of leaf - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Larva - tail end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 11: Larva - tail end - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 12: Pupa - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Pupa - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 14: Pupa inside cocoon - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Pupa - latero-ventral view - close-up - enlargedImage 16: Pupa - latero-ventral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 17: Pupal cremaster - close-up - highly enlargedImage 18: Pupa - waxed up a couple of weeks after pupation - enlargedImage 19: Larva - head and thorax - anterior view - close-up - highly magnifiedImage 20: Larva - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly magnifiedImage 21: Larva - head end - lateral view - close-up - highly magnifiedImage 22: Larva - head end - latero-dorsal view - close-up - highly magnified

Watsonalla cultraria (Barred Hook-tip) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Watsonalla cultraria (Barred Hook-tip)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Watsonalla cultraria (Barred Hook-tip)
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