Lycia hirtaria
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The brindled beauty (Lycia hirtaria) is a Palearctic moth belonging to the family Geometridae. Lycia hirtaria cataloniae Vojnits & Mészáros, 1973 Lycia hirtaria diniensis (Oberthür, 1913) Lycia hirtaria hanoviensis (Heymons, 1891)
These moths prefer woodland and suburban areas. The brindled beauty has a wingspan of 4–5 cm. It is a large-bodied furry moth, which has a pattern which provides near-perfect camouflage on tree trunks and also gives the moth its name. The forewing ground colour is usually grey with black dusting. There is a curved anterior and a curved exterior cross line limiting the midfield. The Hindwings are also grey and have two or three crosslines. The females have a pale yellow suffusion on the wings and the front edges of their forewings are paler. The males show large comb-like... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brindled Beauty Moth sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 585th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brindled Beauty Moth in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brindled Beauty Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Brindled Beauty Moth sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%), Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Brindled Beauty Moth that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Common Heath (about 20%), Latticed Heath (about 20%) and Yellow Shell Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brindled Beauty Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (9 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.
