Scalloped oak: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Scalloped oak Crocallis elinguaria

Where the scalloped oak lives – recorded in 14 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 40,122 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Crocallis elinguaria
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Geometridae

Where does the scalloped oak live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the scalloped oak in 14 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 scalloped oak?

The scalloped oak (Crocallis elinguaria) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Geometridae, genus Crocallis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the scalloped oak

The scalloped oak (Crocallis elinguaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. 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 Scalloped oak (revision 1306462343), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1602800 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).