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#2794 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Bordered Carl

🇳🇱 Gele bramenvlekmot ·Coptotriche marginea

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
Bordered Carl, photo 1 of 8
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what is it?

Coptotriche marginea is a moth of the Tischeriidae family. It is found in most of Europe.

base stats

  • NL sightings 45iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 1,365iNaturalist 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 45 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 1,365 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1828 (198 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Bordered Carl
Nederlands
Gele bramenvlekmot
scientific name
Coptotriche marginea
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Tischeriidae
sightings in NL
45
sightings in Europe
537
sightings worldwide
1,365
GBIF records in NL
1,325
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1828 by Adrian Hardy Haworth

relatives· Tischeriidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 522514, Wikidata Q5169134, GBIF 4525189, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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