Catocala elocata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Catocala elocata, the French red underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Central Europe, Southern Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. The larvae feed on poplar and willow. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a French Red Underwing sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 401st 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.
August and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a French Red Underwing in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most French Red Underwing 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate French Red Underwing sightings, Cévennes National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).
Same genus: Catocala
The closest relatives of the French Red Underwing that you can see in Cévennes National Park (genus Catocala, Underwing Moths) are Catocala nymphaea (about 10%), Minsmere Crimson Underwing (about 10%) and Oak Yellow Underwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the French Red Underwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (16 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.
