Common Quaker: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common Quaker lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Orthosia cerasi
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae

Where does the common Quaker live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common Quaker in 18 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 common Quaker?

The common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Noctuidae, genus Orthosia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common Quaker

The common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Some authors prefer the synonym Orthosia stabilis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775). It is distributed throughout Europe and is also found in Turkey, Palestine (region), Transcaucasia, Russia and eastern Siberia.

This is a variable species, the ground colour of the forewings ranging from greyish to orangey brown, sometimes with a broad dark band. The most distinctive features are two large stigmata, each edged by a narrow pale line, with a similarly coloured subterminal line. The hindwings are drab grey or brown.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common Quaker (revision 1345166225), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q914251 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).