Macaria wauaria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Macaria wauaria, the V-moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It has a Holarctic distribution. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a V-Moth 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a V-Moth in Copenhagen on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most V-Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate V-Moth sightings, Copenhagen ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the V-Moth that you can see in Copenhagen (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Small Dusty Wave (about 10%), Double-Striped Pug (about 10%) and Riband Wave (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the V-Moth 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.
