Laspeyria flexula
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Laspeyria flexula, the beautiful hook-tip, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in the Palearctic realm. The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The moth flies from May to June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on willow and Populus tremula (aspen). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 6 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 9 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Hook-Tip sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 665th most-seen of the 838 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Hook-Tip in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Beautiful Hook-Tip 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.
14th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Beautiful Hook-Tip sightings, Helsinki ranks 14th at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%), Essen (Germany, about 10%) and Berlin (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Beautiful Hook-Tip that you can see in Helsinki (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Straw Dot (about 10%), Burnet Companion (about 10%) and Ruby Tiger Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Beautiful Hook-Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (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.
