Synaphe moldavica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Synaphe moldavica is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1794. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and Iran.
The wingspan is 28–30 mm. The larvae feed on Gramineae species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Synaphe moldavica sighting in Bucharest on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 78th most-seen of the 361 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Synaphe moldavica in Bucharest on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Bucharest's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 35 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Synaphe moldavica sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Synaphe moldavica sightings, Bucharest has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Budapest (Hungary, about 10%) and Belgrade (Serbia, about 10%).
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Synaphe moldavica that you can see in Bucharest (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Meal Moth (about 10%), Gold-Banded Etiella Moth (about 10%) and Ematheudes punctellus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Synaphe moldavica is recorded against all the insects logged in Bucharest (23 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.
