Laspeyria flexula
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Laspeyria flexula, the beautiful hook-tip, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in the Palearctic realm. The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The moth flies from May to June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on willow and Populus tremula (aspen). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 6 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 9 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Hook-Tip sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 493rd most-seen of the 996 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.
June to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Hook-Tip in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. Those are among Cévennes National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in October.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Beautiful Hook-Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Beautiful Hook-Tip sightings, Cévennes National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Beautiful Hook-Tip that you can see in Cévennes National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Cream-Spot Tiger (about 20%), Spongy Moth (about 20%) and Four-Spotted Footman (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Beautiful Hook-Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (13 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.
