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#2946 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Scorched Wing

🇳🇱 Lindeknotsvlinder ·Plagodis dolabraria

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
Scorched Wing, photo 1 of 7
1/7 © Марина Горбунова-Ëлкина · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Plagodis dolabraria , the scorched wing , is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe. and through the Palearctic East to Transcaucasia, South East Siberia and Japan.

base stats

  • NL sightings 7iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 3,879iNaturalist 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 7 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 3,879 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1767 (259 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Scorched Wing
Nederlands
Lindeknotsvlinder
scientific name
Plagodis dolabraria
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Geometridae
sightings in NL
7
sightings in Europe
3,496
sightings worldwide
3,879
GBIF records in NL
1,829
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1767

relatives· Geometridae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 324923, Wikidata Q1306134, GBIF 1959914, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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