Scotopteryx chenopodiata
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Scotopteryx chenopodiata, the shaded broad-bar, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The length of the forewings is 16–19 mm. The colouration is highly variable. It ranges from yellow brown, light brown, red brown and grey brown to grey. The forewings have several, mostly parallel, undulate crosslines. There is a prominent broad dark brown band in the median field comprising two distinct shades, the middle being greyer, the edges more ferruginous. In addition, the females are usually brighter yellowish than the males, but both sexes vary in tint. There is also a small apical streak. The hindwings are pale with faint crosslines.
The caterpillar is yellowish grey to slate grey. The dorsal line is dark and interrupted, the side stripes are light and continuous. The reddish-brown-glossy pupa has a dotted surface. The cremaster is wide, with two long hook-shaped thorns and two fine lateral bristles rolled up at the top
ab. monodii Th.-Mieg is a dark form with both wings smoky above and beneath, median band very dark. Perhaps forms a local race... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 6 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 6 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 10 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Shaded Broad-Bar sighting in Aigüestortes National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 50th most-seen of the 256 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Shaded Broad-Bar in Aigüestortes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shaded Broad-Bar sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Shaded Broad-Bar sightings, Aigüestortes National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Vanoise National Park (France, about 20%) and Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Shaded Broad-Bar that you can see in Aigüestortes National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Psodos quadrifaria (about 20%), Latticed Heath (about 20%) and Chimney-Sweeper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shaded Broad-Bar is recorded against all the insects logged in Aigüestortes National Park (23 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
