Middle-Barred Minor

Middle-Barred Minor

Oligia fasciuncula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Liverpool

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

19 Verified sightings at Liverpool
20 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Middle-Barred Minor

Oligia fasciuncula, the middle-barred minor, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Middle-Barred Minor in Liverpool?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Middle-Barred Minor sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 296th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Middle-Barred Minor in Liverpool?

June

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Middle-Barred Minor in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Middle-Barred Minor?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Middle-Barred Minor sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Liverpool the best place to see a Middle-Barred Minor?

Yes

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Middle-Barred Minor sightings, Liverpool has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Middle-Barred Minor sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Middle-Barred Minor is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (19 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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