Agapeta hamana
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Agapeta hamana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe (from the Iberian Peninsula to the Ural Mountains), the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, western and southern Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, western China and northern India.
The wingspan is 15–25 mm. The pale yellow forewing has the costa moderately arched. The base of the costa, and a streak from the disc to beyond the middle of the tornus are ferruginous-fuscous. Sometimes there are several irregular variable ferruginous marks towards the margins. The hindwings are rather dark grey. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.
The moth flies from June to August, from dusk. The larvae feed on Carduus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 6 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 9 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 10 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Yellow Conch sighting in Kharkiv on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 168th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Yellow Conch in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Yellow Conch sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 16 cities where we can rate Common Yellow Conch sightings, Kharkiv has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Tortricidae
The closest relatives of the Common Yellow Conch that you can see in Kharkiv (family Tortricidae, Tortricid Leafroller Moths) are Maple Leaftier Moth (about 10%), Pale Lettuce Bell (about 10%) and Codling Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Yellow Conch is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (8 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.
