Ingrailed clay: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ingrailed clay lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Diarsia mendica
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae

Where does the ingrailed clay live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ingrailed clay in 13 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 ingrailed clay?

The ingrailed clay (Diarsia mendica) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Noctuidae, genus Diarsia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ingrailed clay

The ingrailed clay (Diarsia mendica) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is distributed through most of Europe and the Palearctic.

This species occurs in a huge range of colours and is one of the most variable species in the family. Its forewings range in colour from very pale straw to very dark brown, with the pale forms predominant in the south of the range and the darker forms prevalent further north.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ingrailed clay (revision 1263603277), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1141398 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).