Bucculatrix alaternella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Bucculatrix alaternella is a moth species in the family Bucculatricidae. The species was first described in 1890 by Alexandre Constant. It is found in France, Spain and Portugal. The wingspan is about 9 mm. The larvae feed on Rhamnus alaternus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from October to November. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bucculatrix alaternella sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 730th most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bucculatrix alaternella in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bucculatrix alaternella sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Cévennes National Park, in our data
Cévennes National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bucculatrix alaternella sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Bucculatrix alaternella that you can see in Cévennes National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Scarce Swallowtail (about 40%), Sooty Copper (about 40%) and Speckled Wood (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bucculatrix alaternella is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes 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.
