Pammene aurana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Pammene aurana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. This species can be found in most of Europe and the Palearctic. To the east, the distribution extends over southern Siberia, the Alatau to the region Primorsky Krai in the Far East.
These moths occur in gardens, forest clearings, hedgerows, woodland edges, forest roads and roadsides. Pammene aurana has a wingspan of 9–13 mm. These moths show chocolate brown or reddish brown forewings with yellow-orange blotches. They usually have two almost round yellow-orange spots before the wing's outer edge and a large round or semicircular yellow-orange marking in the middle at the wing's rear edge. The fringes are dark brown. The hind wings are dark. Head, thorax, abdomen and antennae are brown to dark brown. In the form Pammene aurana var. aurantiana the various yellow-orange markings flow together and only the wing base, the costa and the outer edge are brown.
The caterpillars are whitish with a shiny black-brown head. They can reach a length of about 5 millimetres (0.20 in). Adults are on wing from June to August. They are active in sunshine. The feed on nectar of the common... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 2 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Spot Piercer sighting in Leeds on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 254th most-seen of the 284 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Spot Piercer in Leeds on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Spot Piercer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Orange-Spot Piercer sightings, Leeds ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Rotterdam [The Hague] (Netherlands, under 5%).
Same family: Tortricidae
The closest relatives of the Orange-Spot Piercer that you can see in Leeds (family Tortricidae, Tortricid Leafroller Moths) are Common Marble (about 10%), Light Brown Apple Moth (about 10%) and Privet Tortrix (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Spot Piercer is recorded against all the insects logged in Leeds (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.
