Nycteola revayana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Nycteola revayana, the oak nycteoline, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1772. It is found from Europe and east across the Palearctic to Japan and India. It is a small species and somewhat resembles the Tortricidae. It used to be thought to be related to that family, and was known as the large marbled tortrix.
S. revayana Scop. Forewing ashy grey, dusted with darker, especially in costal half of median area; lines darker, double, but indistinct;the inner outcurved above and below middle, and angled outwards below vein 1; the outer irregularly waved and strongly indented on submedian fold; some faint dark spots indicate the submarginal line; hindwing pale greyish fuscous; — in the ab. fusculana Schmid the ground colour is dull dark brownish fuscous, with the black lines visible and a ferruginous spot representing the reniform stigma; from the middle of base an oblique black streak runs to lower end of the inner line; the submarginal spots are visible, and a row of small black marginal lunules; — ab. dilutana Hbn. has the ground colour dull grey or whitish grey, the median area brownish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Oak Nycteoline sighting in London on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 578th 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.
January–March and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oak Nycteoline in London on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oak Nycteoline sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Oak Nycteoline sightings, London ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oak Nycteoline is recorded against all the insects logged in London (35 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.
