Regal Piercer

Regal Piercer

Pammene regiana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Paris

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

8 Verified sightings at Paris
5 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Regal Piercer

Pammene regiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Zeller in 1849. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Lithuania and Ukraine. The wingspan is about 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in). The forewings are dark fuscous. The posterior of the costa has whitish strigulae yellower beneath. There is a rather large yellow pentagonal median dorsal blotch, not nearly reaching the tornus and sometimes with a few dark fuscous scales. A streak from costa beyond the middle and the margins of ocellus are bluish metallic. The hindwings are dark fuscous, in male with blackish suffusion on 1c towards termen. The larva is whitish; head brown; plate of 2 pale ochreous.

Adults are on wing from May to July. The larvae feed on Acer pseudoplatanus. They feed inside the seeds of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a crevice of the bark. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
4 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%
6 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Regal Piercer in Paris?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Piercer sighting in Paris on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 633rd 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 Regal Piercer in Paris?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Piercer in Paris on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Regal Piercer?

Between 5 and 8 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Regal Piercer sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Paris the best place to see a Regal Piercer?

7th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Regal Piercer sightings, Paris ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%), London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, under 5%).

Where does the Regal Piercer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Regal Piercer is recorded against all the insects logged in Paris (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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