Double square-spot: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the double square-spot lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Xestia triangulum
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae

Where does the double square-spot live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the double square-spot in 15 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 double square-spot?

The double square-spot (Xestia triangulum) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Noctuidae, genus Xestia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the double square-spot

The double square-spot (Xestia triangulum) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed through most of Europe except the Mediterranean islands and northernmost Fennoscandia. In the East, the species ranges East across the Palearctic to Siberia and in the South-East to the Black Sea and in Iran. It rises to a height of about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in the Alps.

This species has pale brown forewings marked with two distinctive black marks. Despite the common name, only one of these is square, the other being roughly triangular. The hindwings are similar in colour to the forewings. It is very similar to Xestia ditrapezium.

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Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Double square-spot (revision 1300630121), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2097524 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).