Pammene regiana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Pammene regiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Zeller in 1849. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Lithuania and Ukraine. The wingspan is about 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in). The forewings are dark fuscous. The posterior of the costa has whitish strigulae yellower beneath. There is a rather large yellow pentagonal median dorsal blotch, not nearly reaching the tornus and sometimes with a few dark fuscous scales. A streak from costa beyond the middle and the margins of ocellus are bluish metallic. The hindwings are dark fuscous, in male with blackish suffusion on 1c towards termen. The larva is whitish; head brown; plate of 2 pale ochreous.
Adults are on wing from May to July. The larvae feed on Acer pseudoplatanus. They feed inside the seeds of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a crevice of the bark. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 6 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Piercer sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 434th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and June–July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Piercer in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in May and August–March, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Regal Piercer sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Regal Piercer sightings, Liverpool has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, under 5%).
Same genus: Pammene
The closest relatives of the Regal Piercer that you can see in Liverpool (genus Pammene) are Acorn Piercer (about 10%) and Sycamore Piercer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Regal Piercer is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (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.
