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Buttoned Snout

Hypena rostralis · Erebidae · Lepidoptera

Best monthsApr · Jul · Sepmost records
Records2,361in 5 countries
Most seen inHungary1,556 records
Red List–IUCN status
About

Buttoned Snout in brief

The buttoned snout (Hypena rostralis) is a butterfly or moth of the Erebidae family — species of moth.

Across the 5 countries we cover it has 2,361 published records, most of them from Hungary, Ukraine and Slovakia. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, July and September and fall to their lowest in January and February.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Hungary1,556 records · best Jul, Apr
Ukraine670 records · best Jul, Aug
Slovakia71 records · best Sep, Nov
Belarus47 records · best Sep, May
Kosovo17 records · best Nov, Apr
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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