#3083 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Salt Marsh Moth

🇳🇱 Estigmene ·Estigmene acrea

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

1. © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Jon Sullivan · CC BY 4.0
3. © kate morgan · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Justin Williams · CC BY 4.0
5. © NHMLA Community Science Program · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Rob Van Epps · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © David Kaposi · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0
9. © Missy McAllister-Kerr · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Estigmene acrea ( salt marsh moth or acrea moth ) is a moth in the family Arctiidae. It is found in North America, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Colombia and Mexico.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 75,940iNaturalist 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

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
75,940 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Dru Drury in 1773 (253 years ago).