Pale-Shouldered Brocade

Pale-Shouldered Brocade

Lacanobia thalassina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Helsinki

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

9 Verified sightings at Helsinki
36 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Pale-Shouldered Brocade

Lacanobia thalassina, the pale-shouldered brocade, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe east across the Palearctic to the Russian Far East and Siberia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
2 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
3 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
<5%
4 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pale-Shouldered Brocade in Helsinki?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-Shouldered Brocade sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 553rd 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.

When is the best time to see a Pale-Shouldered Brocade in Helsinki?

June and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-Shouldered Brocade in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pale-Shouldered Brocade?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-Shouldered Brocade sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Helsinki the best place to see a Pale-Shouldered Brocade?

Yes

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Pale-Shouldered Brocade sightings, Helsinki has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, under 5%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, under 5%).

Where does the Pale-Shouldered Brocade sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pale-Shouldered Brocade is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (9 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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