Yellow Shell Moth

Yellow Shell Moth

Camptogramma bilineata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Liverpool

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

124 Verified sightings at Liverpool
389 In all 13 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Yellow Shell Moth

Camptogramma bilineata, the yellow shell, is a colourful moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It can be found in Europe and east across the Palearctic to the Altai Mountains. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
2 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~20%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
4 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
7 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
8 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
10 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
11 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~10%
12 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
13 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
2 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
3 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
4 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
5 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
6 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
7 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~10%
9 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
10 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Shell Moth in Liverpool?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Shell Moth sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 124 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 72nd 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 Yellow Shell Moth in Liverpool?

July and August

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Shell Moth in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow Shell Moth?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Shell Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Liverpool the best place to see a Yellow Shell Moth?

Yes

Of the 30 cities where we can rate Yellow Shell Moth sightings, Liverpool has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 20%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Yellow Shell Moth live in Liverpool?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Yellow Shell Moth that you can see in Liverpool (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Willow Beauty (about 40%), Marbled Carpet Moth (about 30%) and Brimstone Moth (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow Shell Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow Shell Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (124 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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