Pelosia muscerda
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Pelosia muscerda, the dotted footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is found in the Palearctic realm. The wingspan is 24–28 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on lichens and algae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Footman sighting in Hamburg on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 364th most-seen of the 423 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.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Footman in Hamburg on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dotted Footman sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Hamburg, in our data
Hamburg is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dotted Footman sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Dotted Footman that you can see in Hamburg (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Pale Tussock Moth (about 10%), Cinnabar Moth (about 10%) and The Snout (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dotted Footman is recorded against all the insects logged in Hamburg (5 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.
