Moma alpium
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Moma alpium, the scarce merveille du jour, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Merveille Du Jour 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 471st 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Merveille Du Jour in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarce Merveille Du Jour sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Scarce Merveille Du Jour sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Nikko National Park (Japan, about 20%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Scarce Merveille Du Jour that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Silver Υ (about 20%), Knot Grass Moth (about 20%) and Large Yellow Underwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scarce Merveille Du Jour 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.
