Catocala elocata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Catocala elocata, the French red underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Central Europe, Southern Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. The larvae feed on poplar and willow. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a French Red Underwing sighting in Paris on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 338th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a French Red Underwing in Paris on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most French Red Underwing 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.
8th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate French Red Underwing sightings, Paris ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Berlin (Germany, about 10%), Prague (Czechia, about 10%) and Warsaw (Poland, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the French Red Underwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Paris (20 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.
