Timandra comae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The blood-vein (Timandra comae) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Anton Schmidt in 1931. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blood Vein sighting in London on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 409th most-seen of the 1504 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.
May and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blood Vein in London on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–April, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blood Vein 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.
15th of 25
Of the 25 cities where we can rate Blood Vein sightings, London ranks 15th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 40%), Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Turin (Italy, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Blood Vein that you can see in London (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Riband Wave (about 20%), Least Carpet (about 20%) and Double-Striped Pug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blood Vein is recorded against all the insects logged in London (60 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.
