Lobophora halterata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Lobophora halterata, the seraphim, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767. The species can be found in central and northern Europe and a few localities in southern Europe, Siberia, Amur, Primorye, Sakhalin and Japan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a The Seraphim sighting in London on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 724th 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.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a The Seraphim in London on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most The Seraphim sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
5th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate The Seraphim sightings, London ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, under 5%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the The Seraphim 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 The Seraphim is recorded against all the insects logged in London (23 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.
