Barred Sycamore Pigmy

Barred Sycamore Pigmy

Stigmella speciosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Berlin

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

9 Verified sightings at Berlin
October Best month

About the Barred Sycamore Pigmy

Stigmella speciosa is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Denmark to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece, and from Great Britain to Ukraine. The wingspan is 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Acer monspessulanum, Acer obtusatum, Acer opalus, Acer pseudoplatanus and Acer sempervirens, mining the leaves of their host plant. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Barred Sycamore Pigmy in Berlin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Sycamore Pigmy sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 745th most-seen of the 1065 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.

When is the best time to see a Barred Sycamore Pigmy in Berlin?

October and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Sycamore Pigmy in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Barred Sycamore Pigmy?

Only Berlin, in our data

Berlin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Barred Sycamore Pigmy sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Barred Sycamore Pigmy sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Barred Sycamore Pigmy is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (9 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.

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