Macaria notata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Macaria notata, the peacock moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a Holarctic species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Peacock 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.
May and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Peacock Moth in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–April, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Peacock Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Peacock Moth sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same genus: Macaria
The closest relatives of the Peacock Moth that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (genus Macaria) are Sharp-Angled Peacock Moth (about 10%), Tawny-Barred Angle (about 10%) and Pale-Marked Angle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Peacock 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.
