#2831 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Obscure Wainscot

🇳🇱 Gestreepte rietuil ·Leucania obsoleta

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. 's-Gravenland, Capelle aan den IJssel, Nederland:© Paul G. Schrijvershof · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. Wageningen, Nederland:© André Nagelhout · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 2901 KB Capelle aan den IJssel, Nederland:© Paul G. Schrijvershof · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. Gorissenweg, Noordeloos, Zuid-Holland, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
9. Leerdam, Nederland:© Jan Meerman · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Amsterdam, Oude Haagseweg:© peterschiphof · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Leucania obsoleta , the obscure wainscot , is a moth of the superfamily Noctuoidea. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is found in Europe.

base stats

NL sightings 37iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,508iNaturalist 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).