Mythimna vitellina
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Mythimna vitellina, the delicate, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1808. It is mainly distributed throughout southern Europe and the southern part of eastern Europe. It is also found far less commonly further north in Europe. Also in North Africa, the Near East and Middle East, Central Asia and western China. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a The Delicate sighting in Lisbon on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 256th 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.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a The Delicate in Lisbon on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most The Delicate sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
7th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate The Delicate sightings, Lisbon ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Porto (Portugal, about 10%), Madrid (Spain, about 10%) and Valencia (Spain, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the The Delicate is recorded against all the insects logged in Lisbon (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.
