Cynaeda dentalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Cynaeda dentalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, Jordan, Turkey and Cape Verde. The wingspan is 19–22 millimetres (0.75–0.87 in). The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Starry Pearl sighting in Prague on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 358th most-seen of the 724 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.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Starry Pearl in Prague on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Starry Pearl sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Prague, in our data
Prague is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Starry Pearl sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Starry Pearl that you can see in Prague (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Box Tree Moth (about 10%), Straw-Barred Pearl (about 10%) and Barred Grass-Veneer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Starry Pearl is recorded against all the insects logged in Prague (13 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.
