Dioryctria abietella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Dioryctria abietella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 27–33 mm.The forewings are fuscous, irrorated with whitish and dark fuscous; first and second lines whitish, dark-edged, waved, nearly parallel, hardly oblique; two darker shades rather before and beyond first line, not reaching costa; a small whitish discal spot, suffusedly darker-edged. Hindwings in male whitish-fuscous, in female light fuscous, darker terminally. Larva dark grey or reddish-brown; dorsal line double, pale; lateral and spiracular lines pale; head and plate of 2 dark brown: in shoots of Pinus sylvestris, not causing resinous exudation.
The moth flies in one generation from the end of May to September.[1] The caterpillars feed on pine and other conifers. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Pine Knot-Horn sighting in London on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1219th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Pine Knot-Horn in London on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark Pine Knot-Horn sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Dark Pine Knot-Horn sightings, London ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sofia (Bulgaria, about 10%), Vienna (Austria, under 5%) and Munich (Germany, under 5%).
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Dark Pine Knot-Horn that you can see in London (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Rosy Tabby (about 10%), Bee Moth (about 10%) and Grey Knot-Horn (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark Pine Knot-Horn is recorded against all the insects logged in London (7 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.
