#3053 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

The Sorcerer

🇳🇱 Windeweeskind ·Aedia leucomelas

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in Europe, not in NL

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The Eastern Alchymist , Sweet Potato Leaf Worm or Sorcerer ( Aedia leucomelas ) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in large parts of the world, ranging from Europe all over Asia up to Japan and some African countries. The subspecies Aedia leucomelas acronyctoides is found in Australia.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,470iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
4,470 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).