Acleris sparsana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Acleris sparsana is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in Europe and Iran. It was first described in 1775 by the Austrian lepidopterists Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Button sighting in London on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 559th most-seen of the 1504 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Button in London on a given day, against under 5% in December to August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy Button sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Ashy Button sightings, London ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same genus: Acleris
The closest relatives of the Ashy Button that you can see in London (genus Acleris) are Garden Rose Tortrix (about 10%) and Maple Leaftier Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy Button is recorded against all the insects logged in London (39 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.
