Common Marble

Common Marble

Syricoris lacunana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Munich

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

8 Verified sightings at Munich
114 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Common Marble

Syricoris lacunana, the dark strawberry tortrix, is a small moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm. Like its congeners, it is sometimes still placed in the genus Celypha. Junior synonyms of this species are:

The forewings show various shades of gray brown crossed by a few thin irregular silvery lines. The caterpillars can reach a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) and are coloured brown to dark brown... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~10%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
6 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
7 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
8 Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
9 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%
10 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Marble in Munich?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Marble sighting in Munich on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 295th most-seen of the 521 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 Common Marble in Munich?

June

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Marble in Munich on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Munich's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 60 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Common Marble?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Marble 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.

Is Munich the best place to see a Common Marble?

20th of 22

Of the 22 cities where we can rate Common Marble sightings, Munich ranks 20th at under 5%. The best odds are in London (United Kingdom, about 10%), Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Common Marble sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Marble is recorded against all the insects logged in Munich (8 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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