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title: "Brimstone Moth"
description: "Opisthograptis luteolata — Insetos e aranhas. The brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) is a moth of the family Geometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/brimstone-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brimstone Moth

> Opisthograptis luteolata — Insetos e aranhas. The brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

- Scientific name: *Opisthograptis luteolata*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 18963
- Wikidata: [Q867682](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q867682)
- iNaturalist taxon: [59588](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/59588)

## Names

- en: Brimstone Moth
- de: Gelbspanner
- fr: Citronnelle rouillée
- nl: Hagedoornvlinder

## Countries with the most observations

GB (8921), FR (2413), DE (1230), ES (939), IT (601), CH (552), DK (487), NL (434), AT (317), RU (304), BE (268), IE (224)

## Summary

The brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It should not be confused with the brimstone butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni.

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

## Photo

![Brimstone Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brimstone-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Christian Kahle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86193688

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brimstone-moth?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).