#2562 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

March Tubic

🇳🇱 Voorjaarskortvleugelmot ·Diurnea fagella

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Andrey Ponomarev · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Andrey Ponomarev · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Mishanook · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Kwakkenberg, Nijmegen, Nederland:© Lars Willighagen · CC BY 4.0
6. Assen, Nederland:© Gerben ter Haar · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Amsterdam Nieuw-West, Amsterdam, Nederland:© peterschiphof · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. 6874 Wolfheze, Nederland:© André Nagelhout · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Nationaal Park De Loonse En Drunense Duinen, NL-NB-TI, NL-NB, NL:© Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Hergenrath, Kelmis, Belgien:© matmata · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The March dagger moth ( Diurnea fagella ) is a moth of the subfamily Chimabachinae. It is found in Europe and was first described by Michael Denis & Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.

base stats

NL sightings 151iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,057iNaturalist 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 151 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
4,057 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Michael Denis in 1775 (251 years ago).

fact sheet

English: March Tubic
Nederlands: Voorjaarskortvleugelmot
scientific name: Diurnea fagella
class: Insecta
order: Lepidoptera
family: Lypusidae
sightings in NL: 151
sightings in Europe: 3,685
sightings worldwide: 4,057
GBIF records in NL: 17,391
weight: —
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1775 by Michael Denis

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 142778, Wikidata Q835431, GBIF 1841296, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.