The Fan-Foot

The Fan-Foot

Herminia tarsipennalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Birmingham

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

19 Verified sightings at Birmingham
49 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the The Fan-Foot

Zanclognatha tarsipennalis, the fan-foot, is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic to Siberia, Amur, Ussuri, Japan, Taiwan, Korea and China. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
6 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
7 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
8 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a The Fan-Foot in Birmingham?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a The Fan-Foot sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 349th most-seen of the 811 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a The Fan-Foot in Birmingham?

June and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a The Fan-Foot in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a The Fan-Foot?

Between 6 and 9 am

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

Is Birmingham the best place to see a The Fan-Foot?

Among the best

Of the 8 cities where we can rate The Fan-Foot sightings, Birmingham ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the The Fan-Foot sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the The Fan-Foot is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (19 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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