Hypena rostralis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Hypena rostralis, the buttoned snout, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Europe far into Scandinavia.Then through the Palearctic into Asia Minor, the Caucasus and east to Siberia. It is widespread at forest edges, forest clearings, shore areas, in gardens, park landscapes and cultivated land and rises in the mountains up to 1600 m. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buttoned Snout sighting in Almaty on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 83 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buttoned Snout in Almaty on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and November–May, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buttoned Snout 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.
Among the best
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Buttoned Snout sightings, Almaty ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Berlin (Germany, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buttoned Snout is recorded against all the insects logged in Almaty (6 verified sightings), 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.
