Pterostoma palpina: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Pterostoma palpina Pterostoma palpina

Where the pterostoma palpina 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 35,476 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Pterostoma palpina
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Notodontidae

Where does the pterostoma palpina live?

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

The pterostoma palpina (Pterostoma palpina) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Notodontidae, genus Pterostoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pterostoma palpina

Pterostoma palpina, the pale prominent, is a moth from the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pterostoma palpina (revision 1310457350), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2048415 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).