Chrysoteuchia culmella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Chrysoteuchia culmella, the garden grass-veneer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 18–24 mm.
The forewings are brown; a whitish median streak, ending in branches along veins 2-5, often separated by dark fuscous scales; dorsal 2/3 often wholly suffused with whitish-ochreous; a terminal series of black dots; cilia metallic. Hindwings are rather dark grey. The larva is pale pinkish-ochreous; spots brown; head and plate of 2 brown, darker- marked. See also Parsons et al.
The moth flies from June to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on various grasses. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 4 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 6 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 7 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 8 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 10 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Garden Grass-Veneer sighting in Munich on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 139th most-seen of the 521 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Garden Grass-Veneer in Munich on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among Munich's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 60 mm in February.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Garden Grass-Veneer sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
17th of 30
Of the 30 cities where we can rate Garden Grass-Veneer sightings, Munich ranks 17th at about 10%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 30%), London (United Kingdom, about 20%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Garden Grass-Veneer that you can see in Munich (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Box Tree Moth (about 10%), Mint Moth (about 10%) and Small Grey (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Garden Grass-Veneer is recorded against all the insects logged in Munich (19 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.
