#2707 · 🦋 butterflies & moths
Chinese Character
🇳🇱 Witte eenstaart ·Cilix glaucata
📍 1931 Egmond aan Zee, Nederland
📍 9166 SH Schiermonnikoog, Niederlande
📍 1797 SL Den Hoorn Texel, Nederland
📍 Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands
📍 4307 Oosterland, Nederland
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Mick E. Talbot · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. © ALLEMAND Guillaume · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. © Koos Uys · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. 1931 Egmond aan Zee, Nederland:© Arnold Wijker · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. 9166 SH Schiermonnikoog, Niederlande:© Samuel Büttler · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. 1797 SL Den Hoorn Texel, Nederland:© Anja Cervencl · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
- 10. 4307 Oosterland, Nederland:© Jan Meerman · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The Chinese Character ( Cilix glaucata ) is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa.
base stats
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 63 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 4,474 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763 (263 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Chinese Character
- Nederlands
- Witte eenstaart
- scientific name
- Cilix glaucata
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Lepidoptera
- family
- Drepanidae
- sightings in NL
- 63
- sightings in Europe
- 3,947
- sightings worldwide
- 4,474
- GBIF records in NL
- 6,620
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1763 by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
relatives· Drepanidae
#2505 📷 10Oak Hook-tip
🇳🇱 Gele eenstaart
Watsonalla binaria
👀 225 in NL
#2588 📷 10Pebble Hook-tip
🇳🇱 Berkeneenstaart
Drepana falcataria
👀 124 in NL
#2592 📷 10Buff Arches
🇳🇱 Vuursteenvlinder
Habrosyne pyritoides
👀 123 in NL
#2621 📷 10Peach Blossom Moth
🇳🇱 Braamvlinder
Thyatira batis
👀 100 in NL
#2677 📷 10Scalloped Hook-tip
🇳🇱 Bleke eenstaart
Falcaria lacertinaria
👀 74 in NL
#2715 📷 10Barred Hook-tip
🇳🇱 Beukeneenstaart
Watsonalla cultraria
👀 61 in NL
#2754 📷 10Figure of Eighty
🇳🇱 Peppel-orvlinder
Tethea ocularis
👀 53 in NL
#2760 📷 10Common Lutestring
🇳🇱 Tweestip-orvlinder
Ochropacha duplaris
👀 52 in NL
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 205156, Wikidata Q1303096, GBIF 1951557, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.