Galium Carpet

Galium Carpet

Epirrhoe galiata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cévennes National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

18 Verified sightings at Cévennes National Park From 2019 to 2026
53 In all 3 parks
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Galium Carpet

Epirrhoe galiata, the galium carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Galium Carpet in Cévennes National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Galium Carpet sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 18 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.

When is the best time to see a Galium Carpet in Cévennes National Park?

May to September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Galium Carpet in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Galium Carpet?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Galium Carpet 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.

Is Cévennes National Park the best place to see a Galium Carpet?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Galium Carpet sightings, Cévennes National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%).

Where does the Galium Carpet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Galium Carpet is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (18 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.

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