Willow Beauty

Willow Beauty

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cévennes National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

274 Verified sightings at Cévennes National Park From 2019 to 2026
541 In all 8 parks
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Willow Beauty

The willow beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species of Europe and adjacent regions (Near East and the Maghreb). While it is found widely throughout Scandinavian countries, which have a maritime climate, it is absent from parts of the former USSR which are at the same latitude but have a more continental climate.

Peribatodes rhomboidaria rhomboidaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Peribatodes rhomboidaria sublutearia (Zerny 1927) Under its junior synonym Geometra rhomboidaria, the willow beauty is the type species of its genus Peribatodes. This was initially proposed as a subgenus of Boarmia but eventually elevated to full genus rank.

The adult's wingspan is 40–48 mm. The wings of this species are whitish-grey or -yellowish, though they have a buff or grey appearance from a distance, as they are heavily speckled with brown or black dots... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
7 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
8 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~40%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
3 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
4 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
5 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
6 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
7 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
8 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
9 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
10 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Willow Beauty in Cévennes National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Beauty sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 274 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Willow Beauty in Cévennes National Park?

May–June and September

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Beauty in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Willow Beauty?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Willow Beauty sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Cévennes National Park the best place to see a Willow Beauty?

Yes

Of the 8 parks where we can rate Willow Beauty sightings, Cévennes National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Willow Beauty live in Cévennes National Park?

Same genus: Peribatodes

The closest relatives of the Willow Beauty that you can see in Cévennes National Park (genus Peribatodes) are Olive-Tree Beauty (about 10%) and Lydd Beauty (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Willow Beauty sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Willow Beauty is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (274 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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