Xanthia icteritia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Xanthia icteritia, the sallow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm (Europe except for the furthest south, and east to Central Asia, Korea, and Japan). The wingspan is 27–35 mm. The moth is similar to the pink-barred sallow (Xanthia togata) but the median fascia usually differs. In some cases it is missing completely, in others the wings show a very small annular spot. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Minsk | 🇧🇾 Belarus | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a The Sallow sighting in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 241st 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a The Sallow in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most The Sallow sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate The Sallow sightings, Cairngorms National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the The Sallow is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairngorms National Park (7 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.
