---
title: "Wapendrager"
description: "Phalera bucephala — Insecten en spinnen. The buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) is a moth of the family Notodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/buff-tip
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wapendrager

> Phalera bucephala — Insecten en spinnen. The buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) is a moth of the family Notodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Phalera bucephala*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 22272
- Wikidata: [Q1621049](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1621049)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55361](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55361)

## Names

- en: Buff-tip
- de: Mondfleck
- es: Polilla de puntas pálidas
- fr: Bucéphale
- nl: Wapendrager
- pl: Narożnica zbrojówka

## Countries with the most observations

GB (6464), DE (2248), DK (2193), FR (1427), AT (1048), FI (766), ES (695), PL (577), NL (574), CZ (553), RU (546), SE (429)

## Summary

The buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found throughout Europe and in Asia to eastern Siberia. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff-tip

## Photo

![Wapendrager](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/buff-tip/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tomas Pocius · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122459867

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/buff-tip?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).