White-Faced Tortrix

White-Faced Tortrix

Pandemis cinnamomeana

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
8 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the White-Faced Tortrix

Pandemis cinnamomeana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Europe (except in the south) to Russia, China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Yunnan), Korea and Japan. The wingspan is 18–24 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to July in western Europe.

The larvae feed on the foliage of Abies alba, Acer, Betula, Larix, Malus pumila, Picea sitchensis, Prunus, Pyrus, Quercus, Salix, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbus commixta, Ulmus davidiana and Vaccinium. It has also been recorded from Camellia. They live amongst spun leaves. Young larvae hibernate, development continues in May and June. Pupation occurs in June and July, in the larval habitation. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-Faced Tortrix in Bavarian Forest National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Faced Tortrix 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 White-Faced Tortrix in Bavarian Forest National Park?

July to September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Faced Tortrix in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a White-Faced Tortrix?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-Faced Tortrix 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.

Where else can you see a White-Faced Tortrix?

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 White-Faced Tortrix sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the White-Faced Tortrix sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-Faced Tortrix 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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