#2505 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Oak Hook-tip

🇳🇱 Gele eenstaart ·Watsonalla binaria

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Donald Hobern · CC BY 4.0
3. © Jerzy Strzelecki · CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Schiermonnikoog, Niederlande:© Jaro Schacht · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Vlashof, 5011 Tilburg, Netherlands:© Mark Schellekens · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. 7475 Markelo, Nederland:© robmeulman · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Goirle, NL-NB, NL:© Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. 6909 AL Babberich, Nederland:© Benno te Linde · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Het Katlijker Schar (Ketliker Skar). (Natuurgebied van It Fryske Gea)., Schoterlandseweg 26, 8455 JG Katlijk, Nederland:© Durk · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. 5694 Breugel, Nederland:© Aart Broekema · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The oak hook-tip ( Watsonalla binaria ) is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Watsonalla . It is found in most of Europe except the far north. It is quite common in England and Wales but not found in Scotland and only recently in Ireland.

base stats

NL sightings 225iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,759iNaturalist 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).