Synthymia fixa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Synthymia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. It contains only one species, Synthymia fixa, The Goldwing, which is found in southern Europe and North Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Goldwing sighting in Barcelona on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 304th most-seen of the 381 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Goldwing in Barcelona on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Goldwing 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.
Only Barcelona, in our data
Barcelona is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Goldwing sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Goldwing that you can see in Barcelona (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Cotton Bollworm Moth (about 10%), Silver Υ (about 10%) and Large Yellow Underwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Goldwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Barcelona (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.
