Hypena obsitalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Hypena obsitalis, the Bloxworth snout, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Mediterranean Basin including North Africa and in the Near East and Middle East, south up to the Sahara. Further north it is a migrant which occasionally establishes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bloxworth Snout sighting in Lyon on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 318th most-seen of the 411 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.
March, June, August and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bloxworth Snout in Lyon on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–May, July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bloxworth Snout sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
7th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Bloxworth Snout sightings, Lyon ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Naples (Italy, about 10%), Turin (Italy, about 10%) and Porto (Portugal, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Bloxworth Snout that you can see in Lyon (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Jersey Tiger (about 20%), Four-Spotted Moth (about 20%) and Spongy Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bloxworth Snout is recorded against all the insects logged in Lyon (6 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.
