#2576 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Oak Lantern

🇳🇱 Vuurmot ·Carcina quercana

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © James Senn · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Donald Hobern · CC BY 4.0
4. © shakywheel · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Gelderland, NL:© Thijs Valkenburg · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Schiermonnikoog National Park, Schiermonnikoog, Provinz Friesland, NL:© Samuel Büttler · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 3432 NC Nieuwegein, Nederland:© Marsel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
8. Rolde, Netherlands:© Joren van Schie · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Bennekom, Nederland:© Chris van Swaay · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Breda West, Breda, Nederland:© Jurriën de Vries · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Carcina quercana is a species of moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in Europe. It has been introduced recently in North America, British Columbia and western Washington. It is occasionally known by several common names including oak lantern , long-horned flat-body , and oak-skeletonizer moth (the last most common in North America).

base stats

NL sightings 133iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 6,101iNaturalist 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 133 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
6,101 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775 (251 years ago).

fact sheet

English: Oak Lantern
Nederlands: Vuurmot
scientific name: Carcina quercana
class: Insecta
order: Lepidoptera
family: Peleopodidae
sightings in NL: 133
sightings in Europe: 4,891
sightings worldwide: 6,101
GBIF records in NL: 19,941
weight: —
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1775 by Johan Christian Fabricius

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 205221, Wikidata Q1402290, GBIF 1841261, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.