Cerura vinula: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Cerura vinula Cerura vinula

Where the cerura vinula 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 10,482 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

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

Where does the cerura vinula live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cerura vinula 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 cerura vinula?

The cerura vinula (Cerura vinula) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Notodontidae, genus Cerura. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cerura vinula

Cerura vinula, the puss moth (pronounced , puuss), is a lepidopteran from the family Notodontidae. 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 Cerura vinula (revision 1349308470), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q151543 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).