Axylia putris: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the axylia putris lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Axylia putris
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae

Where does the axylia putris live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the axylia putris in 19 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the axylia putris?

The axylia putris (Axylia putris) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Noctuidae, genus Axylia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the axylia putris

The flame (Axylia putris) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe then east across the Palearctic to Armenia, western Siberia and Amur, Korea and Japan. The range extends into northern India.

This species has creamy-buff forewings (sometimes tinged with red) with black streaking along the costa. The hindwings are whitish with a dark line along the margin. The wingspan is 30–36 mm. Unusually for a noctuid, this moth rests with its wings wrapped tightly around its body making it resemble a broken twig. It flies at night in June and July (sometimes a second brood is produced which flies in September)[1] and is attracted to light.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Axylia putris (revision 1378617032), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301172 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).