Burnet companion: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Burnet companion Euclidia glyphica

Where the burnet companion lives – recorded in 16 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 76,932 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Euclidia glyphica
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Erebidae

Where does the burnet companion live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the burnet companion in 16 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 burnet companion?

The burnet companion (Euclidia glyphica) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Erebidae, genus Euclidia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the burnet companion

The burnet companion moth (Euclidia glyphica) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in most of the Palearctic realm, from Ireland in the west to Mongolia and Siberia in the east and south to the Mediterranean and North Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Burnet companion (revision 1306221823), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q547504 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).