Eudonia mercurella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Eudonia mercurella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, western China, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, and north-western Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Dublin | 🇮🇪 Ireland | |
| 4 | Porto | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 5 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 6 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Grey sighting in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 90th 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small Grey in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Grey sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
5th of 18
Of the 18 cities where we can rate Small Grey sightings, Rotterdam [The Hague] ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 20%), London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Dublin (Ireland, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Small Grey that you can see in Rotterdam [The Hague] (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Box Tree Moth (about 10%), Pearl Veneer (about 10%) and Mint Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Grey is recorded against all the insects logged in Rotterdam [The Hague] (19 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.
