Embellished Thorn

Embellished Thorn

Gerinia honoraria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Lisbon

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

16 Verified sightings at Lisbon
36 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Embellished Thorn in Lisbon?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Embellished Thorn sighting in Lisbon on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 197th most-seen of the 441 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 Embellished Thorn in Lisbon?

April–May and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Embellished Thorn in Lisbon on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and November–March, the lowest months.

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

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Embellished Thorn sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see an Embellished Thorn?

Only Lisbon, in our data

Lisbon is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Embellished Thorn sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Embellished Thorn live in Lisbon?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Embellished Thorn that you can see in Lisbon (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Vestal (about 10%), Double-Striped Pug (about 10%) and Small Dusty Wave (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Embellished Thorn sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Embellished Thorn is recorded against all the insects logged in Lisbon (16 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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