Acleris literana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Acleris literana, the sprinkled rough-wing, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in most of Europe and in the Near East.
Thorax with strong posterior crest. Forewings oblong, pale green, sometimes mixed or strigulated with grey; tufts numerous; usually some irregular scattered black marks; sometimes with ochreous spots or suffusions in disc, or suffused blackish spots. Hindwings grey,
darker towards apex. It is a variable species and many different forms have been described, but all have a combination of blackish and whitish markings on a pale green ground. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.
The wingspan is 18–21 mm (0.71–0.83 in). Adults are on wing from August to September and again from April to May after overwintering as an adult. The larvae feed on Quercus species. They live between leaves spun together with silk.
Kimber, Ian. "49.087 BF1061 Acleris literana (Linnaeus, 1758)". UKMoths. Retrieved 13 October 2019. Fauna Europaea Lepiforum e.V. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lichen Button sighting in London on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 895th 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.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lichen Button in London on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months.
Only London, in our data
London is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lichen Button sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Acleris
The closest relatives of the Lichen 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 Lichen Button is recorded against all the insects logged in London (15 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.
