Carpatolechia alburnella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Carpatolechia alburnella, the suffused groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula) to Siberia. The habitat consists of woodland and heathland.
The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August. The larvae feed on Betula species. They live between spun or folded leaves of their host plant. The species overwinters as an egg. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Carpatolechia alburnella sighting in Saint Petersburg on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 295th most-seen of the 448 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carpatolechia alburnella in Saint Petersburg on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Only Saint Petersburg, in our data
Saint Petersburg is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Carpatolechia alburnella sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carpatolechia alburnella is recorded against all the insects logged in Saint Petersburg (8 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.
