Lycia hirtaria
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The brindled beauty (Lycia hirtaria) is a Palearctic moth belonging to the family Geometridae. Lycia hirtaria cataloniae Vojnits & Mészáros, 1973 Lycia hirtaria diniensis (Oberthür, 1913) Lycia hirtaria hanoviensis (Heymons, 1891)
These moths prefer woodland and suburban areas. The brindled beauty has a wingspan of 4–5 cm. It is a large-bodied furry moth, which has a pattern which provides near-perfect camouflage on tree trunks and also gives the moth its name. The forewing ground colour is usually grey with black dusting. There is a curved anterior and a curved exterior cross line limiting the midfield. The Hindwings are also grey and have two or three crosslines. The females have a pale yellow suffusion on the wings and the front edges of their forewings are paler. The males show large comb-like... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brindled Beauty Moth sighting in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 15 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.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brindled Beauty Moth in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brindled Beauty Moth 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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Brindled Beauty Moth sightings, Cairngorms National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Brindled Beauty Moth that you can see in Cairngorms National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Chimney-Sweeper (about 20%), Bordered White (about 20%) and Common Heath (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brindled Beauty Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairngorms National Park (15 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.
