Polymixis lichenea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Polymixis lichenea, the feathered ranunculus, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in western Europe and Morocco. It is mainly found in coastal areas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Feathered Ranunculus sighting in Porto on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 305th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Feathered Ranunculus in Porto on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months. That is one of Porto's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 15 mm in July.
Only Porto, in our data
Porto is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Feathered Ranunculus sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Feathered Ranunculus that you can see in Porto (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Variegated Cutworm Moth (about 20%), Armyworm Moth (about 20%) and Scarce Merveille Du Jour (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Feathered Ranunculus is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto (14 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.
