Yellow Shell Moth

Yellow Shell Moth

Camptogramma bilineata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Brussels

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

12 Verified sightings at Brussels
389 In all 13 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Yellow Shell Moth

Camptogramma bilineata, the yellow shell, is a colourful moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It can be found in Europe and east across the Palearctic to the Altai Mountains. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
2 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~20%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
4 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
7 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
8 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
10 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
11 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~10%
12 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
13 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
2 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
3 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
4 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
5 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
6 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
7 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~10%
9 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
10 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Shell Moth in Brussels?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Shell Moth sighting in Brussels on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 154th most-seen of the 337 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow Shell Moth in Brussels?

May–June and August–September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Shell Moth in Brussels on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow Shell Moth?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Shell Moth 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 Brussels the best place to see a Yellow Shell Moth?

23rd of 30

Of the 30 cities where we can rate Yellow Shell Moth sightings, Brussels ranks 23rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 20%), Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 20%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Yellow Shell Moth live in Brussels?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Yellow Shell Moth that you can see in Brussels (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Small Dusty Wave (about 10%), Latticed Heath (about 10%) and Willow Beauty (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow Shell Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow Shell Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Brussels (12 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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