Pseudeustrotia candidula
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pseudeustrotia candidula, the shining marbled, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It can be found from Europe to Japan. The wingspan is about 22 mm. The moths flies from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Rumex acetosella and Polygonum bistorta. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shining Marbled sighting in Kharkiv on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 107th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Shining Marbled in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shining Marbled 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 Kharkiv, in our data
Kharkiv is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Shining Marbled sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Shining Marbled that you can see in Kharkiv (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Cotton Bollworm Moth (about 30%), Orache Moth (about 20%) and The White-Point (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shining Marbled is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (11 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.
