Agrotis puta
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
Agrotis puta, the shuttle-shaped dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is common in the western part of Europe, but is also found in southern and central Europe, as well as North Africa and the Middle East.
The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October. The larvae feed on various low growing plants. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 7 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 10 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Shuttle-Shaped Dart sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 284 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 21st most-seen of the 632 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Shuttle-Shaped Dart in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shuttle-Shaped Dart sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Shuttle-Shaped Dart sightings, Liverpool has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come London (United Kingdom, about 20%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same genus: Agrotis
The closest relatives of the Shuttle-Shaped Dart that you can see in Liverpool (genus Agrotis) are Heart And Dart (about 40%) and Turnip Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shuttle-Shaped Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (284 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.
