Willow Beauty

Willow Beauty

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Budapest

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

38 Verified sightings at Budapest
541 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Willow Beauty

The willow beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species of Europe and adjacent regions (Near East and the Maghreb). While it is found widely throughout Scandinavian countries, which have a maritime climate, it is absent from parts of the former USSR which are at the same latitude but have a more continental climate.

Peribatodes rhomboidaria rhomboidaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Peribatodes rhomboidaria sublutearia (Zerny 1927) Under its junior synonym Geometra rhomboidaria, the willow beauty is the type species of its genus Peribatodes. This was initially proposed as a subgenus of Boarmia but eventually elevated to full genus rank.

The adult's wingspan is 40–48 mm. The wings of this species are whitish-grey or -yellowish, though they have a buff or grey appearance from a distance, as they are heavily speckled with brown or black dots... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
7 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
8 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~40%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
3 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
4 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
5 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
6 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
7 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
8 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
9 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
10 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Willow Beauty in Budapest?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Beauty sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 404 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Willow Beauty in Budapest?

June

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Beauty in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months. That is one of Budapest's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 40 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Willow Beauty?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Willow Beauty 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.

Is Budapest the best place to see a Willow Beauty?

5th of 34

Of the 34 cities where we can rate Willow Beauty sightings, Budapest ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 40%), London (United Kingdom, about 20%) and Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Willow Beauty live in Budapest?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Willow Beauty that you can see in Budapest (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Least Carpet (about 20%), Yellow Shell Moth (about 10%) and Portland Ribbon Wave (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Willow Beauty sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Willow Beauty is recorded against all the insects logged in Budapest (38 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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