Small Grey

Small Grey

Eudonia mercurella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Dublin

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

21 Verified sightings at Dublin
259 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Small Grey

Eudonia mercurella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, western China, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, and north-western Africa. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Dublin 🇮🇪 Ireland
~10%
4 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
5 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
6 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
7 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
9 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
10 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Small Grey in Dublin?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Grey sighting in Dublin on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 48th most-seen of the 121 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Small Grey in Dublin?

July and August

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small Grey in Dublin on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Small Grey?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Grey sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Dublin the best place to see a Small Grey?

3rd of 18

Of the 18 cities where we can rate Small Grey sightings, Dublin ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 20%) and London (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Small Grey live in Dublin?

Same family: Crambidae

The closest relatives of the Small Grey that you can see in Dublin (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Box Tree Moth (about 20%), Common Grass-Veneer (about 10%) and Pale Straw Pearl (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Small Grey sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Small Grey is recorded against all the insects logged in Dublin (21 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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