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#2621 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Peach Blossom Moth

🇳🇱 Braamvlinder ·Thyatira batis

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
Peach Blossom Moth, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The peach blossom (Thyatira batis) is a moth of the family Drepanidae.

base stats

  • NL sightings 100iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 10,164iNaturalist 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

  • Spotted 100 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 10,164 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Peach Blossom Moth
Nederlands
Braamvlinder
scientific name
Thyatira batis
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Drepanidae
sightings in NL
100
sightings in Europe
8,663
sightings worldwide
10,164
GBIF records in NL
19,887
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Drepanidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 123022, Wikidata Q640500, GBIF 5142870, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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