Dypterygia scabriuscula
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Dypterygia scabriuscula, the bird’s wing, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species can be found in Europe and the western Palearctic (Asia Minor, Azerbaijan and Armenia). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bird's Wing sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 295th most-seen of the 753 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bird's Wing in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bird's Wing sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Bird's Wing sightings, Kyiv ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Bird's Wing that you can see in Kyiv (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Cotton Bollworm Moth (about 20%), Silver Υ (about 20%) and Nutmeg Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bird's Wing is recorded against all the insects logged in Kyiv (15 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.
