Chondrostega vandalicia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Chondrostega vandalicia is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Adult males have grey wings with a wingspan of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in). They are weak fliers. Females have reduced wings and are incapable of flight. Adult males are on the wing from August to September.
The larvae can be found from November to April and mainly feed on grass species such as Nardus stricta, Festuca and Anthoxanthum aristatum, but also other low growing plants such as Hypochaeris radicata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chondrostega vandalicia sighting in Madrid on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 147th most-seen of the 457 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chondrostega vandalicia in Madrid on a given day, against under 5% in May to December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chondrostega vandalicia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Madrid, in our data
Madrid is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chondrostega vandalicia sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Chondrostega vandalicia that you can see in Madrid (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Rush Veneer (about 20%), Iberian Scarce Swallowtail (about 20%) and Speckled Wood (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chondrostega vandalicia is recorded against all the insects logged in Madrid (27 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.
