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Clay Triple-Lines

🇳🇱 Gele oogspanner ·Cyclophora linearia

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
Clay Triple-Lines, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

Cyclophora linearia , the clay triple-lines , is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found in Europe, primarily in the southern half of Britain.

base stats

  • NL sightings 62iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 5,432iNaturalist 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 62 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 5,432 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Jacob Hübner in 1799 (227 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Clay Triple-Lines
Nederlands
Gele oogspanner
scientific name
Cyclophora linearia
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Geometridae
sightings in NL
62
sightings in Europe
4,608
sightings worldwide
5,432
GBIF records in NL
0
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1799 by Jacob Hübner

relatives· Geometridae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 324863, Wikidata Q1303364, GBIF 5149675, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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