Anticollix sparsata
In 3 days ~10%
Anticollix sparsata, the dentated pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1828. It is found across the Palearctic from Europe to Japan. The wingspan is 20–26 mm. The ground color of the forewings is light brown or grey. Along the costal edge there are most often some square dark spots (usually four), but these can be blurred. In the middle of the wing there are usually two or three small triangular black spots, but no trace of any dark transverse band. It is monochrome grey. Both pairs of wings have small black spots along the outer edges. The larva is slender, green on the back and pale green on the abdomen, with a narrow white lateral stripe. It has scattered, short, bright bristles. See also Prout.
Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations. The larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of Lysimachia vulgaris. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dentated Pug sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 841st most-seen of the 1111 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dentated Pug in Moscow on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Moscow, in our data
Moscow is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dentated Pug sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Dentated Pug that you can see in Moscow (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Winter Moth (about 10%), Common Carpet Moth (about 10%) and Northern Winter Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dentated Pug is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (7 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.
