Shears
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Helsinki

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

7 Verified sightings at Helsinki
129 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Shears

Hada plebeja, the shears, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe and across the Palearctic to Asia Minor, Armenia, Turkestan, Central Asia, Mongolia, Siberia, as well as Kashmir. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
2 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
3 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Shears in Helsinki?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Shears sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 7 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.

When is the best time to see a Shears in Helsinki?

June

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shears in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Shears?

Between 11 pm and 2 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shears 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.

Is Helsinki the best place to see a Shears?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Shears sightings, Helsinki ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Hamburg (Germany, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Shears live in Helsinki?

Same family: Noctuidae

The closest relatives of the Shears that you can see in Helsinki (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Large Yellow Underwing (about 10%), Silver Υ (about 10%) and Antler Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Shears sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Shears is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (7 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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