Minoa murinata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Minoa murinata, the drab looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica. It can be found in southern and central Europe, Great Britain, Anatolia, the Caucasus and the mountains of central Asia and Mongolia.
The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The length of the forewings is 9–11 mm. The moths fly from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on cypress spurge and wood spurge. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Drab Looper sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 9 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Drab Looper in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Berlin's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 30 mm in April.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Drab Looper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Drab Looper sightings, Berlin has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Vienna (Austria, under 5%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Drab Looper 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 Drab Looper 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.
