Lamoria anella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lamoria anella is a species of snout moth described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 found in Africa, Asia and Europe. The wingspan measures 18–28 mm for males and 30–40 mm for females. The head, thorax, and abdomen are greyish brown. The forewings are grey-brown, often entirely suffused with red or fuscous. There is an indistinct, highly dentate antemedial line. A more or less developed speck is present in the cell and the discocellular spot. A highly dentate postmedial line is sharply angled on vein 4 and often reduced to streaks on the veins. A marginal specks series is present. The hindwings are pale semi-hyaline, suffused with fuscous towards the margin.
It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Denmark, the Baltic region and Slovenia), the Canary Islands, as well as North Africa (including Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt), South Africa, India, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates.
The first confirmed British record was recorded in a garden at Hartford, Huntingdonshire on 5 October 2018, possibly as a migrant. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Theresian Moth sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 113th most-seen of the 264 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 Theresian Moth in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in April and October–February, the lowest months. That is one of Tel Aviv's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Theresian Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Theresian Moth sightings, Tel Aviv ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Jerusalem (Israel, about 10%) and Rome (Italy, about 10%).
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Theresian Moth that you can see in Tel Aviv (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Indian-Meal Moth (about 10%), Meal Moth (about 10%) and Locust Bean Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Theresian Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (13 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.
