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Yellow-collared Scape Moth

Cisseps fulvicollis

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Yellow-collared Scape Moth, photo 1 of 9
1/9 © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

Cisseps fulvicollis , the yellow-collared scape moth , is a species of the Erebidae family, Arctiinae subfamily. It was described by Hübner in 1818.

base stats

  • NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 32,848iNaturalist 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.
  • 32,848 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Jacob Hübner in 1818 (208 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Yellow-collared Scape Moth
scientific name
Cisseps fulvicollis
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Erebidae
sightings in NL
0
sightings worldwide
32,848
GBIF records in NL
0
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1818 by Jacob Hübner

relatives· Erebidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 119789, Wikidata Q2974342, GBIF 1810469, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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