Proserpinus proserpina
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The willowherb hawkmoth (Proserpinus proserpina) is a moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1772. It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The wingspan is 36–60 mm. The larvae feed on Epilobium (including Epilobium hirsutum), Oenothera and Lythrum species. Willowherb hawkmoth UKMoths BioLib.cz Lepiforum e.V. 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 Willowherb Hawkmoth sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 6 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.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Willowherb Hawkmoth in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Willowherb Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 Willowherb Hawkmoth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Willowherb Hawkmoth that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth (about 20%), Elephant Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Pine Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Willowherb Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (6 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.
