#2407 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Pearl Veneer

🇳🇱 Blauwooggrasmot ·Agriphila straminella

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Donald Hobern · CC BY 4.0
2. © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Donald Hobern · CC BY 4.0
4. © giorege1959 · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. 3431 AN Nieuwegein, Nederland:© Marleen Schouten · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Graafland, Groot-Ammers, South Holland, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
7. Groesbeek:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Wageningen, Nederland:© André Nagelhout · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Bennekom, Nederland:© Chris van Swaay · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Graafland, Groot-Ammers, South Holland, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0

what is it?

Agriphila straminella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and is found in Europe.

base stats

NL sightings 974iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 14,813iNaturalist 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

Spotted 974 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #23 most seen of the butterflies & moths in NL.
14,813 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 (251 years ago).