Aproaerema anthyllidella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Aproaerema anthyllidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, Kyrgyzstan, Iran and North America. The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are dark slaty-fuscous, often paler-sprinkled, the stigmata hardly perceptible. The plical is followed by a whitish-ochreous dot, and there is a small whitish-ochreous triangular spot, usually somewhat outwardly oblique, on costa at 2/3, occasionally obsolete; often a very small whitish-ochreous spot on tornus opposite.Vein 6 arises out of vein 7. Hindwings are rather light grey. The larva is blackish-grey; on 2-4 dorsal line and segmental incisions obscurely whitish; spiracular series of whitish spots; head and plate of 2 black.
Adults are on wing from May to June and again from August to September in two generations per year. The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Anthyllis vulneraria, Chamaecytisus, Coronilla, Cytisus, Dorycnium rectum, Galega officinalis, Glycine max, Hymenocarpos circinnatus, Lathyrus pratensis, Lathyrus tuberosus, Lotus corniculatus, Medicago lupulina, Medicago sativa, Melilotus alba, Onobrychis viciifolia, Ononis repens, Ononis rosifolia, Ononis spinosa, Ornithopus, Oxytropis pilosa, Phaseolus vulgaris, Psoralea bituminosa, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Trigonella monspeliaca, Vicia cracca and Vicia faba. Larvae of the first generation mine the leaves of their host plant. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Vetch Sober sighting in Madrid on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 328th most-seen of the 457 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vetch Sober in Madrid on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Madrid's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 65 mm in October.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vetch Sober sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Vetch Sober sightings, Madrid has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come London (United Kingdom, under 5%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Vetch Sober 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 Vetch Sober is recorded against all the insects logged in Madrid (9 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.
