#3033 · 🦋 butterflies & moths
Ruddy Streak
Tachystola acroxantha
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what is it?
Tachystola acroxantha is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is native to Australia, but is an invasive species in Europe. It was probably imported with Australian plants.
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
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 6,073 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Edward Meyrick in 1885 (141 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Ruddy Streak
- scientific name
- Tachystola acroxantha
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Lepidoptera
- family
- Oecophoridae
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings in Europe
- 3,723
- sightings worldwide
- 6,073
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1885 by Edward Meyrick
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Sources: iNaturalist taxon 411277, Wikidata Q3015014, GBIF 4528702, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.