Forked Tabby

Forked Tabby

Harpella forficella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Hamburg

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

5 Verified sightings at Hamburg
34 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Forked Tabby

Harpella forficella is a species of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae), wherein it belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
2 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
3 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Forked Tabby in Hamburg?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Forked Tabby 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.

When is the best time to see a Forked Tabby in Hamburg?

July and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forked Tabby in Hamburg on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Forked Tabby?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

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

Is Hamburg the best place to see a Forked Tabby?

Yes

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Forked Tabby sightings, Hamburg has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Munich (Germany, under 5%) and Berlin (Germany, under 5%).

Where does the Forked Tabby sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Forked Tabby 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.

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