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#2531 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Nut-Tree Tussock

🇳🇱 Hazelaaruil ·Colocasia coryli

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
Nut-Tree Tussock, photo 1 of 8
1/8 © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Colocasia coryli ( nut-tree tussock ) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe. Western Asia. In the North, the distribution area includes northern Scandinavia, in the South the moth is limited to montane areas of Western and Northern Spain, Sicily, Greece and Asia minor. In the Alps coryli rises up to 1600 m. asl.

base stats

  • NL sightings 181iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 12,006iNaturalist 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 181 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 12,006 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Nut-Tree Tussock
Nederlands
Hazelaaruil
scientific name
Colocasia coryli
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Noctuidae
sightings in NL
181
sightings in Europe
10,949
sightings worldwide
12,006
GBIF records in NL
19,912
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Noctuidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 337446, Wikidata Q260999, GBIF 5114198, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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