Buff-tip: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Buff-tip Phalera bucephala

Where the buff-tip lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 44,767 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Phalera bucephala
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Notodontidae

Where does the buff-tip live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the buff-tip in 17 countries and territories across 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 buff-tip?

The buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Notodontidae, genus Phalera. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the buff-tip

The buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found throughout Europe and in Asia to eastern Siberia. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Buff-tip (revision 1319777081), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1621049 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).