Glyphipterix forsterella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Glyphipterix forsterella is a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae. It is found from most of Europe (except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Portugal and Ukraine), east to Japan. The wingspan is 11–15 mm (0.43–0.59 in). The forewings are rather broad, dark bronzy - fuscous; five white streaks from posterior half of costa, second becoming silvery-metallic and reaching beyond middle; a broader slightly curved oblique white mark from middle of dorsum, reaching half across wing a short white mark before tornus; two or three silvery-metallic dots about tornus; a black apical spot enclosing a silvery- metallic dot; dark line of cilia indented below apex; a dark hook above apex. Hindwings are grey.
Adults are on wing from May to June and feed on the flowers of the larval host plant. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on the seeds of Carex species, including Carex vulpina and Carex remota. The species overwinters in the larval stage within the spikes of the host plant. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sedge Fanner sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 677th 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sedge Fanner 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 Sedge Fanner sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Sedge Fanner that you can see in Moscow (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Green-Veined White (about 10%), Scarce Tortoiseshell (about 10%) and Common Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sedge Fanner is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (14 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.
