Black-Tipped Ermine

Black-Tipped Ermine

Yponomeuta plumbella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Rotterdam [The Hague]

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

6 Verified sightings at Rotterdam [The Hague]
52 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Black-Tipped Ermine

Yponomeuta plumbella is a moth from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
2 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Tipped Ermine in Rotterdam [The Hague]?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Ermine sighting in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 265th most-seen of the 355 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.

When is the best time to see a Black-Tipped Ermine in Rotterdam [The Hague]?

July

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Ermine in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Tipped Ermine?

Between 11 pm and 2 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Tipped Ermine sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Rotterdam [The Hague] the best place to see a Black-Tipped Ermine?

Among the best

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Black-Tipped Ermine sightings, Rotterdam [The Hague] ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hamburg (Germany, under 5%).

Where does the Black-Tipped Ermine sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Tipped Ermine is recorded against all the insects logged in Rotterdam [The Hague] (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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