Pediasia contaminella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Pediasia contaminella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It is found in almost all of Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Iraq, Iran, the Kopet Dagh and Minusinsk.
The wingspan is 17–19 mm. It differs from Pediasia aridella as follows : forewings without blackish submediaii streak from base, median line less oblique, with more strongly marked discal indentation, nearly parallel to second.
Adults are on wing in July and August. The larvae feed on Poa species (including Poa maritima and Poa borreri) and Festuca ovina. They live in a silken tube. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Waste Grass-Veneer sighting in Bucharest on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 218th most-seen of the 361 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–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Waste Grass-Veneer in Bucharest on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–May, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Waste Grass-Veneer 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.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Waste Grass-Veneer sightings, Bucharest ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Waste Grass-Veneer that you can see in Bucharest (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Box Tree Moth (about 20%), Rush Veneer (about 10%) and Straw-Barred Pearl (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Waste Grass-Veneer is recorded against all the insects logged in Bucharest (7 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.
