Plusia festucae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Plusia festucae (gold spot) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic realm from Ireland to Japan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gold Spot sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 260th most-seen of the 632 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gold Spot in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gold Spot sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Gold Spot sightings, Liverpool has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Gold Spot 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 Gold Spot is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (22 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.
