Cilix hispanica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cilix hispanica is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, southern France, Italy and North Africa. The wingspan is about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on Prunus species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cilix hispanica sighting in Porto on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 457th most-seen of the 498 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.
July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cilix hispanica in Porto on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–June, the lowest months. Those are among Porto's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in January.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cilix hispanica sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Porto, in our data
Porto is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cilix hispanica sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Drepanidae
The closest relatives of the Cilix hispanica that you can see in Porto (family Drepanidae, Hooktip and False Owlet Moths) are Spiny Hook-Tip (about 10%), Buff Arches (about 10%) and Peach Blossom Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cilix hispanica is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto (5 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.
