Yellow-tail: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Euproctis similis
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Erebidae

Where does the yellow-tail live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-tail in 15 countries and territories across Asia and 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 yellow-tail?

The yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Erebidae, genus Euproctis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow-tail

The yellow-tail, goldtail moth or swan moth (Sphrageidus similis) is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johann Kaspar Füssli in 1775, and has commonly been placed within the related genus Euproctis. It is distributed throughout Europe to the Urals, then east across the Palearctic to Siberia and south to India and Sri Lanka.

This species has a wingspan of 35–45 mm, the female usually noticeably larger than the male. All parts of the adults are pure white, apart from a bright yellow tip to the abdomen (larger in the female) and a small black or brown tornal mark on the forewing of the male.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-tail (revision 1266817605), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25767 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).