Recurvaria nanella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Recurvaria nanella, the lesser bud moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe and is also found in Turkey, the Near East, North Africa (including Egypt), the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan and south-eastern Siberia. It is also found in North America, where it is probably introduced.
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Bud Moth sighting in London on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 585th 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Bud Moth in London on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Only London, in our data
London is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lesser Bud Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Bud Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in London (34 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.
