#2754 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Figure of Eighty

🇳🇱 Peppel-orvlinder ·Tethea ocularis

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Tony Morris · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. Schiermonnikoog, Niederlande:© Jaro Schacht · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. 9968 Pieterburen, Netherlands:© Michael Bakker Paiva · CC BY 4.0
5. 1797 SL Den Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands:© Anja Cervencl · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. 9968 Pieterburen, Netherlands:© Michael Bakker Paiva · CC BY 4.0
7. 2901 KB Capelle aan den IJssel, Nederland:© Paul G. Schrijvershof · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. De Marne, Groningen, Netherlands:© Michael Bakker Paiva · CC BY 4.0
9. Panovenweg, Zevenaar, Gelderland, NL:© Jeffrey Veerman · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Giesen, North Brabant, Netherlands:© Bart · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Tethea ocularis , the figure of eighty , is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found throughout continental Europe and has a scattered distribution in England and Wales, although it is absent from Scotland and Ireland.

base stats

NL sightings 53iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,620iNaturalist 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).