Lunar Marbled Brown

Lunar Marbled Brown

Drymonia ruficornis

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Bavarian Forest National Park From 2019 to 2026
33 In all 4 parks
April Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Lunar Marbled Brown

Drymonia ruficornis, the lunar marbled brown, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Central and Southern Europe and Anatolia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
2 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
3 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
4 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lunar Marbled Brown in Bavarian Forest National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lunar Marbled Brown sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 661st 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.

When is the best time to see a Lunar Marbled Brown in Bavarian Forest National Park?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lunar Marbled Brown in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lunar Marbled Brown?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lunar Marbled Brown 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.

Is Bavarian Forest National Park the best place to see a Lunar Marbled Brown?

Among the best

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Lunar Marbled Brown sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Lunar Marbled Brown sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lunar Marbled Brown is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (8 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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