Hypena obsitalis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Hypena obsitalis, the Bloxworth snout, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Mediterranean Basin including North Africa and in the Near East and Middle East, south up to the Sahara. Further north it is a migrant which occasionally establishes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bloxworth Snout sighting in Turin on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 109th most-seen of the 197 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bloxworth Snout in Turin on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bloxworth Snout 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.
Among the best
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Bloxworth Snout sightings, Turin ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Naples (Italy, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Bloxworth Snout that you can see in Turin (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Straw Dot (about 10%), Fall Webworm Moth (about 10%) and Spongy Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bloxworth Snout is recorded against all the insects logged in Turin (9 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.
