Drasteria caucasica
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Drasteria caucasica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Romania, north-eastern Bulgaria, southern Moldova, southern Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Daghestan, Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kyrghyzstan, China (Xinjiang, Tibet) and Mongolia.
The wingspan is 29–32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. The larvae feed on Eleagnus, Hippophae (including Hippophae rhamnoides) and Paliurus species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Drasteria caucasica sighting in Kharkiv on a given day, based on 9 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.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Drasteria caucasica in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Only Kharkiv, in our data
Kharkiv is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Drasteria caucasica sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Drasteria caucasica that you can see in Kharkiv (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Four-Spotted Footman (about 30%), Nine-Spotted Moth (about 20%) and Pale Tussock Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Drasteria caucasica is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (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.
