Lobophora halterata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lobophora halterata, the seraphim, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767. The species can be found in central and northern Europe and a few localities in southern Europe, Siberia, Amur, Primorye, Sakhalin and Japan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a The Seraphim 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 165th 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.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a The Seraphim in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most The Seraphim sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate The Seraphim sightings, Cairngorms National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the The Seraphim 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 The Seraphim 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.
