#2955 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

The Bordered Straw

🇳🇱 Vlekdaguil ·Heliothis peltigera

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

Heliothis peltigera , the bordered straw , is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Southern Europe and the Near East, but can be found further north too, because it is a migratory species. It is also present in most of Africa and in Asia, ranging to China and Laos.

base stats

NL sightings 5iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,366iNaturalist 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).