#2408 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Yellow Shell Moth

🇳🇱 Gestreepte Goudspanner ·Camptogramma bilineata

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Joey Bom · CC BY 4.0
3. © Rafael Carbonell Font · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Tiziana Dinolfo · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Walwyn · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
6. © bsteer · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Camptogramma bilineata , the yellow shell , is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe, North America and Asia.

base stats

NL sightings 893iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 33,754iNaturalist 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 893 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #24 most seen of the butterflies & moths in NL.
33,754 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).