#2493 · 🦋 butterflies & moths
Herald Moth
🇳🇱 Roesje ·Scoliopteryx libatrix
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what is it?
The herald ( Scoliopteryx libatrix ) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic and Nearctic (Holarctic).
base stats
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 267 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 15,610 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Herald Moth
- Nederlands
- Roesje
- scientific name
- Scoliopteryx libatrix
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Lepidoptera
- family
- Erebidae
- sightings in NL
- 267
- sightings in Europe
- 9,583
- sightings worldwide
- 15,610
- GBIF records in NL
- 23,218
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
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Sources: iNaturalist taxon 134078, Wikidata Q139954, GBIF 1798449, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.