Argyresthia spinosella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Argyresthia spinosella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe and Anatolia. The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The head is white. Forewings are fuscous, with purple reflections, base ochreous; a thick white dorsal streak to tornus; a darker fuscous median fascia, interrupted in disc, edged with whitish on costa; some whitish costal strigulae posteriorly. Hindwings are grey.
The moth flies from May to July. [1]. The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blackthorn Argent sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 822nd most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blackthorn Argent in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blackthorn Argent sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Bavarian Forest National Park, in our data
Bavarian Forest National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blackthorn Argent sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Argyresthia
The closest relatives of the Blackthorn Argent that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (genus Argyresthia, Argents) are Cherry Fruit Moth (about 10%) and Bronze Alder Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blackthorn Argent is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (6 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.
