Autographa pulchrina
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Autographa pulchrina (beautiful golden Y) is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe, east to the Urals and the Caucasus, as well as in the Khentii Mountains (Mongolia) and East Siberia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Golden Υ sighting in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 156th most-seen of the 300 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Golden Υ in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Beautiful Golden Υ sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Beautiful Golden Υ sightings, Cairngorms National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same genus: Autographa
The closest relatives of the Beautiful Golden Υ that you can see in Cairngorms National Park (genus Autographa) are Silver Υ (about 10%) and Gold Spangle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Beautiful Golden Υ is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairngorms National Park (10 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.
