Coronet

Coronet

Craniophora ligustri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Berlin

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

17 Verified sightings at Berlin
130 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Coronet

Craniophora ligustri, the coronet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe, through the Palearctic to Japan. It is found from western and central Europe to the Russian Far East, northern China, Japan and Korea. In the north, the range extends to southern Scandinavia, the Baltic States and central Russia (approximately north to Saint Petersburg) as well as Ukraine. However, on the Iberian Peninsula, the species is limited to the north. In the eastern Mediterranean, it reaches northern Greece with smaller isolated occurrence in central Greece and the Peloponnese. The distribution area also includes Israel, Asia Minor and the Caucasus. It occurs in Cyprus.

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Its forewings are purplish fuscous, more or less greenish tinged, with a paler patch beyond the cell; prothorax conspicuously whitish. — ab. sundevalli Lampa is a form in which both forewing and thorax are entirely dark olive green. ab. nigra Tutt has the forewing black throughout, without any green tinge, and has only been taken in the North of England; lastly, in ab. coronula... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
~10%
5 Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
6 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
7 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
8 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
9 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Coronet in Berlin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Coronet sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 562nd 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 Coronet in Berlin?

June and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coronet in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Coronet?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coronet sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Berlin the best place to see a Coronet?

7th of 9

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Coronet sightings, Berlin ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%), Essen (Germany, about 10%) and London (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Coronet live in Berlin?

Same family: Noctuidae

The closest relatives of the Coronet that you can see in Berlin (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Large Yellow Underwing (about 20%), Silver Υ (about 10%) and Heart And Dart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Coronet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Coronet is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (17 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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