Regal Piercer

Regal Piercer

Pammene regiana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Berlin

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

10 Verified sightings at Berlin
5 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Regal Piercer

Pammene regiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Zeller in 1849. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Lithuania and Ukraine. The wingspan is about 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in). The forewings are dark fuscous. The posterior of the costa has whitish strigulae yellower beneath. There is a rather large yellow pentagonal median dorsal blotch, not nearly reaching the tornus and sometimes with a few dark fuscous scales. A streak from costa beyond the middle and the margins of ocellus are bluish metallic. The hindwings are dark fuscous, in male with blackish suffusion on 1c towards termen. The larva is whitish; head brown; plate of 2 pale ochreous.

Adults are on wing from May to July. The larvae feed on Acer pseudoplatanus. They feed inside the seeds of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a crevice of the bark. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
4 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%
6 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Regal Piercer in Berlin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Piercer sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 646th 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 Regal Piercer in Berlin?

May and June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Piercer in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Regal Piercer?

Between 5 and 8 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Regal Piercer sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Berlin the best place to see a Regal Piercer?

6th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Regal Piercer sightings, Berlin ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%), London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Regal Piercer live in Berlin?

Same family: Tortricidae

The closest relatives of the Regal Piercer that you can see in Berlin (family Tortricidae, Tortricid Leafroller Moths) are Clepsis dumicolana (about 10%), Arched Marble (about 10%) and Green Oak Tortrix (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Regal Piercer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Regal Piercer is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (10 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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