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#2788 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Mere Wainscot

🇳🇱 Gele duinrietboorder ·Photedes fluxa

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
Mere Wainscot, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Mere Wainscot ( Chortodes fluxa ) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Europe, Siberia, Mongolia, Northern China, Northern Turkey and the Caucasus.

base stats

  • NL sightings 46iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 870iNaturalist 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 46 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 870 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Jacob Hübner in 1809 (217 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Mere Wainscot
Nederlands
Gele duinrietboorder
scientific name
Photedes fluxa
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Noctuidae
sightings in NL
46
sightings in Europe
609
sightings worldwide
870
GBIF records in NL
2,480
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1809 by Jacob Hübner

relatives· Noctuidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 471295, Wikidata Q1377660, GBIF 1792377, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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