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Swallow-tailed Moth

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Classification

Class
Insecta

The swallow-tailed moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is a common species across Europe and the Near East.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 5,945United Kingdom · 3,188Germany · 2,146France · 412Switzerland · 252Spain · 112Belgium · 68Luxembourg · 61Italy · 34