August Thorn

August Thorn

Ennomos quercinaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kyiv

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

5 Verified sightings at Kyiv
10 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the August Thorn

Ennomos quercinaria, the August thorn, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe. It was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
<5%
5 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
6 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
7 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an August Thorn in Kyiv?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an August Thorn sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 655th most-seen of the 753 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an August Thorn in Kyiv?

July

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an August Thorn in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an August Thorn?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most August Thorn sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Kyiv the best place to see an August Thorn?

4th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate August Thorn sightings, Kyiv ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%), London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Munich (Germany, under 5%).

Where does the August Thorn sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the August Thorn is recorded against all the insects logged in Kyiv (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.

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