Butterfly or moth
Fox Moth
Macrothylacia rubi · Lasiocampidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsAug–Octmost records
Records59,211in 16 countries
Most seen inNetherlands34,362 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Fox Moth in brief
The fox moth (Macrothylacia rubi) is a butterfly or moth of the Lasiocampidae family — species of insect.
Across the 16 countries we cover it has 59,211 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, Germany and Russia. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in August, September and October and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Netherlands34,362 records · best Sep, Oct
Germany16,590 records · best Sep, Oct
Russia1,988 records · best Sep, Aug
Italy1,503 records · best Sep, Oct
Hungary1,335 records · best May, Sep
Poland1,050 records · best Sep, Aug
Czechia1,001 records · best Sep, Aug
Ukraine506 records · best Sep, May
Ireland441 records · best Sep, Aug
Slovakia170 records · best Sep, Aug
Belarus139 records · best Aug, Sep
Latvia54 records · best Sep, Aug
Montenegro25 records · best Sep, Jun
Bosnia and Herzegovina21 records · best Oct, Sep
Moldova15 records · best Sep, Aug
Kosovo11 records · best Aug, Sep
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.