Cloaked Minor

Cloaked Minor

Mesoligia furuncula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Copenhagen

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

6 Verified sightings at Copenhagen
168 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Cloaked Minor

Mesoligia furuncula, the cloaked minor, is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in the Palearctic realm (Europe, northwest Africa, Russia, Siberia, Japan, north Iran, Afghanistan, and China (Qinghai and Shaanxi). Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
2 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
3 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
5 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
6 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
7 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
8 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
9 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
10 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cloaked Minor in Copenhagen?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cloaked Minor sighting in Copenhagen on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 376th 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 Cloaked Minor in Copenhagen?

July

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cloaked Minor in Copenhagen on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cloaked Minor?

Between 11 pm and 2 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cloaked Minor sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Copenhagen the best place to see a Cloaked Minor?

15th of 18

Of the 18 cities where we can rate Cloaked Minor sightings, Copenhagen ranks 15th at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 20%), Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and London (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Cloaked Minor live in Copenhagen?

Same family: Noctuidae

The closest relatives of the Cloaked Minor that you can see in Copenhagen (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Large Yellow Underwing (about 20%), Silver Υ (about 10%) and Sycamore Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cloaked Minor sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cloaked Minor is recorded against all the insects logged in Copenhagen (6 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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