Catocala elocata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Catocala elocata, the French red underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Central Europe, Southern Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. The larvae feed on poplar and willow. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a French Red Underwing sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 342nd most-seen of the 404 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.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a French Red Underwing in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most French Red Underwing 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.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate French Red Underwing sightings, Budapest ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Berlin (Germany, about 10%), Prague (Czechia, about 10%) and Warsaw (Poland, about 10%).
Same genus: Catocala
The closest relatives of the French Red Underwing that you can see in Budapest (genus Catocala, Underwing Moths) are Red Underwing (about 10%), Catocala puerpera (about 10%) and Catocala hymenaea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the French Red Underwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Budapest (5 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.
