Aglossa pinguinalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Aglossa pinguinalis, the large tabby or grease moth, is a moth in the subfamily Pyralinae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. The dark-hued larvae feed on animal fats. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Tabby sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 838 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, June–July and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Tabby in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, August–September and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Tabby sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 29 cities where we can rate Large Tabby sightings, Helsinki has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Seattle (United States, about 10%) and Vienna (Austria, about 10%).
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Large Tabby that you can see in Helsinki (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Bee Moth (about 10%), Clover Hayworm Moth (about 10%) and Indian-Meal Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large Tabby is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (36 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.
