Lobophora halterata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lobophora halterata, the seraphim, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767. The species can be found in central and northern Europe and a few localities in southern Europe, Siberia, Amur, Primorye, Sakhalin and Japan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a The Seraphim sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 325th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a The Seraphim in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most The Seraphim sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 9 cities where we can rate The Seraphim sightings, Helsinki has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, under 5%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the The Seraphim that you can see in Helsinki (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Common Carpet Moth (about 10%), Mottled Umber (about 10%) and Latticed Heath (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the The Seraphim is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (21 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.
