#3118 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Large Lace-border Moth

Scopula limboundata

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

1. © Maya · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Diane P. Brooks · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © Royal Tyler · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Lee Elliott · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © Fyn Kynd · CC BY-SA 4.0
6. © Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 4.0
7. © Ben Sale · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Scopula limboundata , the large lace-border , is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Haworth in 1809. It is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. There is a single and unconfirmed record from Great Britain.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 38,898iNaturalist 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.
38,898 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809 (217 years ago).