Parapoynx stratiotata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Parapoynx stratiotata, the ringed china-mark, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe where the distribution area extends in the north to the British Isles including Ireland and in the south to Sardinia, Sicily and Greece. The species is also found across the Palearctic in North Africa, Lebanon, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and China..
The wingspan is 20–24 mm for the males and 28–30 mm for the females. The forewings are pale ochreous brownish, sometimes partly suffused with white in disc; lines white, first indistinct, posteriorly partly edged with dark brown, second sinuate, anteriorly suffusedly edged with dark brown; a white discal spot, edged with dark fuscous; a white subterminal streak. Hindwings are white; a thick dark fuscous postmedian line; a fine dark subterminal line; termen yellow-tinged. The larva with eight series of groups of fleshy filaments, serving as branchiae; whitish-ochreous or pale greenish, slightly purplish freckled; dorsal line rather dark grey; head pale brown.
The moth flies from May to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on Nymphaea alba, Potamogeton, Callitriche, Ceratophyllum demersum, Elodea canadensis, Nuphar lutea and Stratiotes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed China-Mark sighting in Brussels on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 260th most-seen of the 337 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed China-Mark in Brussels on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ringed China-Mark sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Ringed China-Mark sightings, Brussels has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come London (United Kingdom, under 5%) and Berlin (Germany, under 5%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Ringed China-Mark that you can see in Brussels (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Box Tree Moth (about 10%), Inlaid Grass-Veneer (about 10%) and Small Magpie (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ringed China-Mark is recorded against all the insects logged in Brussels (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.
