Clepsis siciliana

Clepsis siciliana

Clepsis siciliana

Silhouette: Graham Montgomery · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Madrid

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

72 Verified sightings at Madrid
9 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Clepsis siciliana

Clepsis siciliana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North Africa, France, Spain, Portugal and on Sicily. The wingspan is 15–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Clepsis siciliana in Madrid?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clepsis siciliana sighting in Madrid on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 70th most-seen of the 457 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Clepsis siciliana in Madrid?

June and September

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Clepsis siciliana in Madrid on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Clepsis siciliana?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clepsis siciliana sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Clepsis siciliana?

Only Madrid, in our data

Madrid is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Clepsis siciliana sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Clepsis siciliana sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Clepsis siciliana is recorded against all the insects logged in Madrid (72 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.

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