#2839 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Clover Hayworm Moth

🇳🇱 Triangelmot ·Hypsopygia costalis

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Ben Sale · CC BY 4.0
2. © Pedro Antonio Lázaro Molinero · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © gailhampshire · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © judywelna · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Ilona L · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
7. © Aaron Carlson · CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

Hypsopygia costalis , the gold triangle or clover hay moth , is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775 and is found in Europe. The wingspan is 16–23 mm. The adult moths fly from May to July, depending on the location. The supposed species H. aurotaenialis is included here pending further study.

base stats

NL sightings 35iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 11,980iNaturalist 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).