Common Yellow Conch

Common Yellow Conch

Agapeta hamana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Paris

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

11 Verified sightings at Paris
44 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Common Yellow Conch

Agapeta hamana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe (from the Iberian Peninsula to the Ural Mountains), the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, western and southern Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, western China and northern India.

The wingspan is 15–25 mm. The pale yellow forewing has the costa moderately arched. The base of the costa, and a streak from the disc to beyond the middle of the tornus are ferruginous-fuscous. Sometimes there are several irregular variable ferruginous marks towards the margins. The hindwings are rather dark grey. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.

The moth flies from June to August, from dusk. The larvae feed on Carduus. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
6 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
7 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
8 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%
9 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
10 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Yellow Conch in Paris?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Yellow Conch sighting in Paris on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 561st most-seen of the 916 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 Yellow Conch in Paris?

June

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Yellow Conch in Paris on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Common Yellow Conch?

Between 11 pm and 2 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Yellow Conch sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Paris the best place to see a Common Yellow Conch?

14th of 16

Of the 16 cities where we can rate Common Yellow Conch sightings, Paris ranks 14th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Common Yellow Conch sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Yellow Conch is recorded against all the insects logged in Paris (11 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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