Lycia hirtaria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The brindled beauty (Lycia hirtaria) is a Palearctic moth belonging to the family Geometridae. Lycia hirtaria cataloniae Vojnits & Mészáros, 1973 Lycia hirtaria diniensis (Oberthür, 1913) Lycia hirtaria hanoviensis (Heymons, 1891)
These moths prefer woodland and suburban areas. The brindled beauty has a wingspan of 4–5 cm. It is a large-bodied furry moth, which has a pattern which provides near-perfect camouflage on tree trunks and also gives the moth its name. The forewing ground colour is usually grey with black dusting. There is a curved anterior and a curved exterior cross line limiting the midfield. The Hindwings are also grey and have two or three crosslines. The females have a pale yellow suffusion on the wings and the front edges of their forewings are paler. The males show large comb-like... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brindled Beauty Moth sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 801st 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.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brindled Beauty Moth in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months. That is one of Berlin's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 80 mm in July.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brindled Beauty Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
9th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Brindled Beauty Moth sightings, Berlin ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%), London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Lyon (France, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Brindled Beauty Moth that you can see in Berlin (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Small Dusty Wave (about 10%), Yellow Shell Moth (about 10%) and Willow Beauty (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brindled Beauty Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (8 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.
