Carnation Tortrix

Carnation Tortrix

Cacoecimorpha pronubana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Copenhagen

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

7 Verified sightings at Copenhagen
11 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Carnation Tortrix

Cacoecimorpha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Tortricidae. Cacoecimorpha pronubana—the carnation tortrix—is its sole species and is found in Europe, northern Africa, South Africa, Anatolia and North America. The wingspan is 18–22 mm for females and 15–17 mm for males. The forewings ground colour is light reddish ochreous with darker lines. The forewing costa is rounded. The hindwings are bright orange. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.

Adults are on wing from May to June and again from August to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on a wide variety of deciduous trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. It can become a pest on olive trees and avocados. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Athens 🇬🇷 Greece
~10%
2 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
3 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
4 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
6 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
7 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
8 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
<5%
9 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%
10 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Carnation Tortrix in Copenhagen?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Carnation Tortrix sighting in Copenhagen on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 340th most-seen of the 476 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Carnation Tortrix in Copenhagen?

June, August and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carnation Tortrix in Copenhagen on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and November–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Carnation Tortrix?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carnation Tortrix sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Copenhagen the best place to see a Carnation Tortrix?

9th of 12

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Carnation Tortrix sightings, Copenhagen ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Athens (Greece, about 10%), Rotterdam [The Hague] (Netherlands, about 10%) and Istanbul (Turkey, about 10%).

Where does the Carnation Tortrix sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Carnation Tortrix is recorded against all the insects logged in Copenhagen (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.

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