Scarce Silver-Lines

Scarce Silver-Lines

Bena bicolorana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Paris

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

6 Verified sightings at Paris
43 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Scarce Silver-Lines

Bena bicolorana, the scarce silver-lines, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Johann Kaspar Füssli in 1775. It is found in Europe Turkey, Armenia, Asia Minor and Syria. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
3 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
6 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Scarce Silver-Lines in Paris?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Silver-Lines sighting in Paris on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 743rd 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 Scarce Silver-Lines in Paris?

September

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Silver-Lines in Paris on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Scarce Silver-Lines?

Between 11 pm and 2 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarce Silver-Lines sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Paris the best place to see a Scarce Silver-Lines?

6th of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Scarce Silver-Lines sightings, Paris ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%), Essen (Germany, under 5%) and Munich (Germany, under 5%).

Where does the Scarce Silver-Lines sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Scarce Silver-Lines is recorded against all the insects logged in Paris (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.

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