#2708 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Barred Straw

🇳🇱 Gele agaatspanner ·Gandaritis pyraliata

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Ben Sale · CC BY 4.0
3. © Jonas V. · CC BY 4.0
4. © Tony Morris · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © naturalhistoryman · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © gailhampshire · CC BY 4.0
7. © gailhampshire · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The barred straw (Eulithis pyraliata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Gandaritis . It is found throughout the Palearctic region, including Britain and Ireland, and also the Near East.

base stats

NL sightings 63iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,183iNaturalist 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).