Cherry Fruit Moth

Cherry Fruit Moth

Argyresthia pruniella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bavarian Forest National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

11 Verified sightings at Bavarian Forest National Park From 2019 to 2026
11 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Cherry Fruit Moth

Argyresthia pruniella, the cherry fruit moth or cherry blossom tineid, is a moth from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
3 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
4 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cherry Fruit Moth in Bavarian Forest National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cherry Fruit Moth sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 523rd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cherry Fruit Moth in Bavarian Forest National Park?

June to August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cherry Fruit Moth in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cherry Fruit Moth?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cherry Fruit Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Cherry Fruit Moth?

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 Cherry Fruit Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Cherry Fruit Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cherry Fruit Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (11 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.

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