Lampropteryx otregiata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lampropteryx otregiata, the Devon carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in western Europe (from Scandinavia south to the Alps) to Japan and the Kuril Islands. The species was described in 1917 by the English entomologist, the reverend Metcalfe, from a type species found at Ottery St Mary, Devon.
The wingspan is 27–30 mm. It is medium-sized, slender, brownish-grey moth. It can resemble several other species, but can be recognized by the presence of several, usually distinct, dark rings in the posterior part of the broad transverse band of the forewings. The forewing is pale brownish-grey, in the middle with a broad, brownish-grey (lighter than in many other species) transverse bands. This is sharply angular and edged with a double, white stripe. In the posterior part of the transverse band there are 3 – 4 dark rings. At the tip of the wing there is a white slash, along the outer edge of the wing some white and dark brown (bicolored) spots. The hind wing is silky white, the hind corner darker.
There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in May and June and again in August and September. Larvae The larva is yellowish-brown, slightly lighter... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Devon Carpet sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 7 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.
June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Devon Carpet in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Devon Carpet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 Devon Carpet sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Devon Carpet 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 Devon Carpet is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (7 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.
