#3030 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Spanish Gatekeeper

🇳🇱 Spaans oranje zandoogje ·Pyronia bathseba

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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

1. © Valter Jacinto | Portugal · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © gailhampshire · CC BY 4.0
3. © Valter Jacinto | Portugal · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Xavier Béjar · CC BY-SA 4.0
5. 30420 Calvisson, Francie:© mnauky · CC BY 4.0
6. Almería, España:© faluke · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 66600 Vingrau, Francie:© mnauky · CC BY 4.0
8. Portugal:© Maria Jesus · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 30770 Blandas, France:© Lupoli Roland · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. 11440 Peyriac-de-Mer, France:© Céline · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Pyronia bathseba , the Spanish gatekeeper , is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Morocco, and Algeria. A similar gatekeeper species is Pyronia tithonus , which is found in northern Europe.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 6,508iNaturalist 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

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
6,508 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793 (233 years ago).