Phlogophora meticulosa
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The angle shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is distributed throughout Europe as far east as the Urals and also in the Azores, in Algeria, and in Asia Minor, Armenia, and Syria. It is a migratory species.
This species has a wingspan of 45–52 mm and the forewings are very distinctively shaped with a sharply pointed apex. The common name is derived from the characteristic markings on the forewings: the base colour is buffish, brown towards the termen, and is marked with a bold V-shaped pink-and-green marking. Despite this bright colouring, the angular markings provide excellent disruptive patterning camouflage. The hindwings are whitish with darker venation.
The adults fly between May and October in temperate climates. They have two generations or more a year. This moth has a wingspan of 45–52 mm. Forewing whitish ochreous, the base and costal area extensively pinkish; a triangular space on inner margin before the inner line, the terminal area beyond submarginal line, and a costal shade... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 6 | Dublin | 🇮🇪 Ireland | |
| 7 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | |
| 9 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Angle Shades sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 131 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 69th most-seen of the 632 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Angle Shades in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in February, July and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Angle Shades sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 31 cities where we can rate Angle Shades sightings, Liverpool has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Manchester (United Kingdom, about 20%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Angle Shades that you can see in Liverpool (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Large Yellow Underwing (about 50%), Silver Υ (about 40%) and Heart And Dart (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Angle Shades is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (131 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.
