#3107 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Celery Leaftier Moth

Udea rubigalis

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

1. © Ilona · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Royal Tyler · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © Susan J. Hewitt · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Stott Noble · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © judywelna · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Villages Of Bear Creek, TX 77449, USA:© Texas Bird Family · CC BY 4.0
7. Sherrill, IA, US:© dazzy20 · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Pleasant Ave, Canonsburg, PA, US:© Nathan Peters · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 3201 Plaza del Amo, Torrance, CA 90503, USA:© Tracy Drake · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. North Park, Chicago, IL, USA:© Becca · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The celery leaftier or greenhouse leaftier ( Udea rubigalis ) is a member of the Crambidae family which has a range throughout North America, Central America and South America.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 43,034iNaturalist 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

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
43,034 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Achille Guenée in 1854 (172 years ago).