Apamea remissa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Apamea remissa, the dusky brocade, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe and Turkey, ranging across the Palearctic realm to Siberia, Manchuria and Japan. It has also been reported from Alaska.
Some authors consider Apamea indocilis to be a subspecies of Apamea remissa. This species has a wingspan of 36 to 42 mm. Well-marked individuals are fairly distinctive, but forms with obscure markings can be difficult to distinguish from other species. The typical form has pale greyish-brown forewings with dark markings, including a large blackish mark near the dorsum and two spots at the termen. The difference between the ground colour and the dark shading is pronounced, the ground being pale grey, often reddish tinted, and the markings blackish fuscous;some black wedge shaped marks before submarginal line; the upper stigmata whitish. The hindwings are greyish with darker venation.
as P. obscura Haw. (= gemina Hbn., anceps Dup.) (40 c). Forewing reddish brown mixed with grey, especially along costa and inner margin; inner and outer lines dark, conversely edged with pale, and lunulate-dentate... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Brocade sighting in Manchester on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 421st most-seen of the 458 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Brocade in Manchester on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Dusky Brocade sightings, Manchester ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same genus: Apamea
The closest relatives of the Dusky Brocade that you can see in Manchester (genus Apamea) are Dark Arches (about 10%), Bordered Apamea Moth (about 10%) and Clouded-Bordered Brindle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky Brocade is recorded against all the insects logged in Manchester (8 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.
