Lesser Swallow Prominent

base stats

• NL sightings 92iNaturalist, research grade
• worldwide 4,209iNaturalist 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).

fun facts

• 👀Spotted 92 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
• 🌍4,209 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
• 📜Scientifically named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1776 (250 years ago).

fact sheet

English

Lesser Swallow Prominent

Nederlands

Berkenbrandvlerkvlinder

scientific name

Pheosia gnoma

class

Insecta

order

Lepidoptera

family

Notodontidae

sightings in NL

92

sightings in Europe

3,869

sightings worldwide

4,209

GBIF records in NL

13,782

weight

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length

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lifespan

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named

1776 by Johan Christian Fabricius