Uresiphita gilvata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Uresiphita gilvata is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794 and is found in Europe and North Africa. The wingspan is 29–37 mm. The forewing is greyish to light brown sometimes whitish bands either side of the median area (sometimes obsolete). The hindwing is pale or bright yellow with a black margin. The lines vary from faint to clear. The postmedian line is undulating and the antemedian line is almost straight.
Adults are on wing from September to October depending on the location. The larvae feed on various low-growing herbaceous plants, including Genista, Cytisus and Ulex. It is listed as a synonym of Uresiphita polygonalis by some sources. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Sunset sighting in Madrid on a given day, based on 166 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 457 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Sunset in Madrid on a given day, against under 5% in May and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of Madrid's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 65 mm in October.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wandering Sunset sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Wandering Sunset sightings, Madrid ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Jerusalem (Israel, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Wandering Sunset that you can see in Madrid (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Rush Veneer (about 20%), Jasmine Moth (about 10%) and Rusty Dot Pearl (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wandering Sunset is recorded against all the insects logged in Madrid (166 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.
