#2940 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Variegated Cutworm Moth

🇳🇱 Blauwvleugeluil ·Peridroma saucia

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Keshava S R Mysore · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © Allan Harris · CC0
3. © Suso Tizón · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © smwhite · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Victor Engel · CC BY 4.0
6. © BJ Stacey · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Kevin Salls · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Peridroma saucia , the pearly underwing or variegated cutworm , is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. The variegated cutworm feeds on many plants, especially common fruits and vegetables. The moth undergoes 2–4 generations per year. The development of the moth slows in colder temperatures, indicative of its migratory nature. All stages of the life cycle have a developmental threshold for temperature. The moth...

base stats

NL sightings 8iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 24,096iNaturalist 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).