#2766 · 🦋 butterflies & moths
Peacock Moth
🇳🇱 Klaverblaadje ·Macaria notata
📍 9166 Schiermonnikoog, Niederlande
📍 Kamphoeve, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, NL
📍 Schiermonnikoog, Schiermonnikoog, Provinz Friesland, NL
📍 Schiermonnikoog, Strandresort, 9166 NE Schiermonnikoog, Niederlande
📍 Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands
📍 1791 Den Burg, Nederland
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Алексей Матов · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Ramunė Vakarė · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 3. © Вадим · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. © Francis Birlenbach · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. 9166 Schiermonnikoog, Niederlande:© Samuel Büttler · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. Kamphoeve, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, NL:© mmmenno · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Schiermonnikoog, Schiermonnikoog, Provinz Friesland, NL:© Samuel Büttler · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Schiermonnikoog, Strandresort, 9166 NE Schiermonnikoog, Niederlande:© Samuel Büttler · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands:© Jaro Schacht · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. 1791 Den Burg, Nederland:© Anja Cervencl · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
Macaria notata , the peacock moth , is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a Holarctic species.
base stats
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 51 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 2,891 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Peacock Moth
- Nederlands
- Klaverblaadje
- scientific name
- Macaria notata
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Lepidoptera
- family
- Geometridae
- sightings in NL
- 51
- sightings in Europe
- 1,958
- sightings worldwide
- 2,891
- GBIF records in NL
- 7,337
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
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👀 668 in NL
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Sources: iNaturalist taxon 224258, Wikidata Q25597, GBIF 5880550, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.