Common Marble

Common Marble

Syricoris lacunana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Rotterdam [The Hague]

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

28 Verified sightings at Rotterdam [The Hague]
114 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Common Marble

Syricoris lacunana, the dark strawberry tortrix, is a small moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm. Like its congeners, it is sometimes still placed in the genus Celypha. Junior synonyms of this species are:

The forewings show various shades of gray brown crossed by a few thin irregular silvery lines. The caterpillars can reach a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) and are coloured brown to dark brown... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~10%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
6 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
7 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
8 Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
9 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%
10 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Marble in Rotterdam [The Hague]?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Marble sighting in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th most-seen of the 355 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.

When is the best time to see a Common Marble in Rotterdam [The Hague]?

May to September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Marble in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Common Marble?

Between 9 pm and midnight

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

Is Rotterdam [The Hague] the best place to see a Common Marble?

Among the best

Of the 22 cities where we can rate Common Marble sightings, Rotterdam [The Hague] ranks 7th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in London (United Kingdom, about 10%), Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Common Marble live in Rotterdam [The Hague]?

Same family: Tortricidae

The closest relatives of the Common Marble that you can see in Rotterdam [The Hague] (family Tortricidae, Tortricid Leafroller Moths) are Clepsis dumicolana (about 10%) and Carnation Tortrix (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Common Marble sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Marble is recorded against all the insects logged in Rotterdam [The Hague] (28 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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