Micromus variegatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Micromus variegatus is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in Europe, Northern Asia, (excluding China) and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 3 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 5 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 10 | Porto | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Brown Lacewing sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 21 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.
April to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Brown Lacewing in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variegated Brown Lacewing sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Variegated Brown Lacewing sightings, Birmingham has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Helsinki (Finland, about 10%) and Berlin (Germany, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variegated Brown Lacewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (21 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.
