#3056 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Crescent Dart

🇳🇱 Zuidelijke worteluil ·Agrotis trux

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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

1. © Pedro Antonio Lázaro Molinero · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © David Barros Cardona · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Rafa Vázquez · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Riccardo Molajoli · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © bferrero · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © jkt · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © bferrero · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © eliegaget · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Drepanostoma · CC BY 4.0
10. © Luca Boscain · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Crescent Dart ( Agrotis trux ) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It has a Circum-Mediterranean distribution and is found along the coasts of France, Ireland, England, South Europe, Algeria, Syria, Iraq, Iran South Russia and the Arabian Peninsula. In Africa, it is found as far south as South Africa.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,254iNaturalist 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.
4,254 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Jacob Hübner in 1824 (202 years ago).