Catocala nymphaea
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Catocala nymphaea is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1787. It is found in southern France, Austria, Albania, Portugal, Croatia, Italy, Greece, Corsica, Sicily, Crete, North Africa, Anatolia, Afghanistan and Kashmir.
The wingspan is 54–62 millimetres (2.1–2.4 in). Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on Quercus ilex. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Izmir | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Catocala nymphaea sighting in Izmir on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 50 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Catocala nymphaea in Izmir on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months. That is one of Izmir's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 130 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Catocala nymphaea 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.
Only Izmir, in our data
Izmir is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Catocala nymphaea sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Catocala nymphaea that you can see in Izmir (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Red Admiral (about 30%), Mallow Skipper (about 20%) and Painted Lady (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Catocala nymphaea is recorded against all the insects logged in Izmir (5 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.
