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#2746 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Dusky Pearl

🇳🇱 Grijze kruidenmot ·Udea prunalis

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
Dusky Pearl, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Heiner Ziegler · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Udea prunalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and China (Gansu, Heilongjiang, Ningxia, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang).

base stats

  • NL sightings 55iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 2,075iNaturalist 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 55 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 2,075 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 (251 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Dusky Pearl
Nederlands
Grijze kruidenmot
scientific name
Udea prunalis
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Crambidae
sightings in NL
55
sightings in Europe
1,780
sightings worldwide
2,075
GBIF records in NL
4,094
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1775 by Ignaz Schiffermüller

relatives· Crambidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 324105, Wikidata Q2144037, GBIF 1887108, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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