#2480 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Oak Processionary

🇳🇱 Eikenprocessierups ·Thaumetopoea processionea

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The oak processionary (Thaumetopoea processionea) is a moth whose caterpillars can be found in oak forests. They may pose a human irritant because of their poisonous setae (hairs), which may cause skin irritation and asthma.

base stats

NL sightings 302iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,336iNaturalist 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).