Hofmannophila pseudospretella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Hofmannophila is a genus of moths in the concealer moth family Oecophoridae. It is monotypic, with the single species Hofmannophila pseudospretella, the brown house moth, which appears to be closely related to species of the genus Borkhausenia.
The egg is elliptical with parallel longitudinal grooves joined by fine transverse lines. The colour ranges from shining white to yellow. Larvae have a brown head with a translucent dull white body and pale yellowish-brown legs. Because of the translucency of the body, it may change colour depending on gut content, in turn dependent on the colour of the fabrics ingested.
The pupa is yellowish brown and composed of strongly hooked setae on terminal abdominal body segments. Mature individuals have pale ochre forewings interspersed with blackish brown patches. Each wing has a prominent discal spot and smaller blackish brown cellular spots. The hindwing is brownish grey, while the head, thorax, and abdomen dark grey-brown. Antennae are simple and threadlike. Wing span is 15 – 26 mm.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 7 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 9 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown House Moth sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 400th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown House Moth in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown House Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
16th of 23
Of the 23 cities where we can rate Brown House Moth sightings, Berlin ranks 16th at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 30%), London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown House Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (18 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.
