Pyrausta despicata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pyrausta despicata, the straw-barred pearl, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-Barred Pearl sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 77th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-Barred Pearl in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Straw-Barred Pearl 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.
4th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Straw-Barred Pearl sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%), Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same genus: Pyrausta
The closest relatives of the Straw-Barred Pearl that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (genus Pyrausta, Mint Moths) are Common Crimson-And-Gold Moth (about 10%) and Mint Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Straw-Barred Pearl is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (52 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.
