Pale Straw Pearl

Pale Straw Pearl

Udea lutealis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Moscow

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

22 Verified sightings at Moscow
59 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Pale Straw Pearl

Udea lutealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1809. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
2 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Dublin 🇮🇪 Ireland
~10%
5 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
6 Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
7 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pale Straw Pearl in Moscow?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Straw Pearl sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 413th 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 Pale Straw Pearl in Moscow?

August

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Straw Pearl in Moscow on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pale Straw Pearl?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale Straw Pearl sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Moscow the best place to see a Pale Straw Pearl?

7th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Pale Straw Pearl sightings, Moscow ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%), Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Pale Straw Pearl sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pale Straw Pearl is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (22 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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