Small Grey

Small Grey

Eudonia mercurella

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Liverpool

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

125 Verified sightings at Liverpool
259 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Small Grey

Eudonia mercurella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, western China, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, and north-western Africa. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Dublin 🇮🇪 Ireland
~10%
4 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
5 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
6 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
7 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
9 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
10 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Small Grey in Liverpool?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small Grey sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 125 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 74th most-seen of the 632 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Small Grey in Liverpool?

July

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Small Grey in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Small Grey?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Grey sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Liverpool the best place to see a Small Grey?

Yes

Of the 18 cities where we can rate Small Grey sightings, Liverpool has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Dublin (Ireland, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Small Grey live in Liverpool?

Same genus: Eudonia

The closest relatives of the Small Grey that you can see in Liverpool (genus Eudonia) are Little Grey (about 10%) and Narrow-Winged Grey (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Small Grey sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Small Grey is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (125 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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