Thera juniperata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The juniper carpet (Thera juniperata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found throughout Europe and the Near East, but is rather uncommon and locally distributed, mainly due to its very specific larval food plant. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Juniper Carpet sighting in Minsk on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 139th most-seen of the 196 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Juniper Carpet in Minsk on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Juniper Carpet sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Juniper Carpet sightings, Minsk ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Warsaw (Poland, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Juniper Carpet that you can see in Minsk (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Yellow Shell Moth (about 10%), Clouded Border (about 10%) and Willow Beauty (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Juniper Carpet is recorded against all the insects logged in Minsk (6 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.
