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#2542 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Scalloped Oak

🇳🇱 Kortzuiger ·Crocallis elinguaria

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
Scalloped Oak, photo 1 of 9
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what is it?

The scalloped oak (Crocallis elinguaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

base stats

  • NL sightings 168iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 6,531iNaturalist 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 168 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 6,531 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Scalloped Oak
Nederlands
Kortzuiger
scientific name
Crocallis elinguaria
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Geometridae
sightings in NL
168
sightings in Europe
6,106
sightings worldwide
6,531
GBIF records in NL
12,977
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Geometridae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 124696, Wikidata Q1602800, GBIF 1990551, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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