Green Budworm Moth

Green Budworm Moth

Hedya nubiferana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Moscow

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

13 Verified sightings at Moscow
81 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Green Budworm Moth

Hedya nubiferana, the marbled orchard tortrix or green budworm moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms. The wingspan is 15–21 mm. The forewing ground colour is grey-brown.There is a square, basal black spot, and just distal to this a more or less clear, light-grey cross-band. At the wing tip there is a wide, snow-white cross-band (similar to the white uric acid in bird excrement). The hindwings are thinly shelled, light grey-brown with brown veins.

The moth flies from May to August.[1] The larvae feed on hawthorn (Crataegus species) and blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
4 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
5 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
<5%
6 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
<5%
7 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
<5%
8 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
9 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
10 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Budworm Moth in Moscow?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Budworm Moth sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 608th most-seen of the 1111 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.

When is the best time to see a Green Budworm Moth in Moscow?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Budworm Moth in Moscow on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Green Budworm Moth?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Budworm Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Moscow the best place to see a Green Budworm Moth?

14th of 15

Of the 15 cities where we can rate Green Budworm Moth sightings, Moscow ranks 14th at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%), London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Amsterdam (Netherlands, about 10%).

Where does the Green Budworm Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Budworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (13 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.

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