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#2677 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Scalloped Hook-tip

🇳🇱 Bleke eenstaart ·Falcaria lacertinaria

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
Scalloped Hook-tip, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Scalloped Hook-tip ( Falcaria lacertinaria ) is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in Europe and Anatolia. The wingspan is 27–35 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location.

base stats

  • NL sightings 74iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 1,962iNaturalist 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 74 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 1,962 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Scalloped Hook-tip
Nederlands
Bleke eenstaart
scientific name
Falcaria lacertinaria
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Drepanidae
sightings in NL
74
sightings in Europe
1,698
sightings worldwide
1,962
GBIF records in NL
7,391
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Drepanidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 345746, Wikidata Q865503, GBIF 1952014, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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