Spodoptera cilium
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Spodoptera cilium, known variously as dark mottled willow, lawn caterpillar and grasslawn armyworm, is a noctuid moth found throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and western, southern, and south-east Asia and several countries in southern and eastern Europe. It is a migrant to northern Europe and has been recorded at least nine times in the United Kingdom.
The larva feeds on Oryza. It is sometimes a pest. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Mottled Willow sighting in Rome on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 154th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Mottled Willow in Rome on a given day, against under 5% in July and November–May, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark Mottled Willow 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.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Dark Mottled Willow sightings, Rome ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Harare (Zimbabwe, about 10%) and Porto (Portugal, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Dark Mottled Willow that you can see in Rome (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Large Yellow Underwing (about 10%), Silver Υ (about 10%) and Pale Shoulder (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark Mottled Willow is recorded against all the insects logged in Rome (11 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.
