Hypena obsitalis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Hypena obsitalis, the Bloxworth snout, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Mediterranean Basin including North Africa and in the Near East and Middle East, south up to the Sahara. Further north it is a migrant which occasionally establishes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bloxworth Snout sighting in Naples on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 73 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bloxworth Snout in Naples on a given day, against under 5% in February, May and July–November, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bloxworth Snout sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Bloxworth Snout sightings, Naples has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Turin (Italy, about 10%) and Porto (Portugal, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Bloxworth Snout that you can see in Naples (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Crimson-Speckled Flunkey (about 10%), Cream-Spot Tiger (about 10%) and The Geometrician (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bloxworth Snout is recorded against all the insects logged in Naples (6 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.
