Apotomis capreana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Apotomis capreana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, and Ukraine), east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm. The wingspan is 17–22 mm. The forewings are white, sometimes ochreous - tinged, with some partly faint grey striae posteriorly. The basal patch, central fascia, and included space are brown mixed with dark ashy-fuscous and marked with black, slightly whitish-sprinkled, space more whitish towards costa. The posterior edge of fascia is slightly concave, in middle abruptly indented and there is a subapical group of several black dots. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly. The larva is greyish - green; dots black; head black. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.
Adults are on wing from June to August. The larvae feed on Salix caprea. They feed inside spun leaves. 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 Sallow Apotomis Moth 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 July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sallow Apotomis Moth in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sallow Apotomis Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
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 Sallow Apotomis Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sallow Apotomis Moth 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.
