Pyrausta despicata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Pyrausta despicata, the straw-barred pearl, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-Barred Pearl sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 127th most-seen of the 404 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-Barred Pearl in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in October to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Straw-Barred Pearl 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.
6th of 18
Of the 18 cities where we can rate Straw-Barred Pearl sightings, Budapest ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Turin (Italy, about 20%), Lyon (France, about 10%) and Prague (Czechia, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Straw-Barred Pearl that you can see in Budapest (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Box Tree Moth (about 10%), Rush Veneer (about 10%) and Pediasia luteella (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Straw-Barred Pearl is recorded against all the insects logged in Budapest (17 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.
