Lacanobia w-latinum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Lacanobia w-latinum, the light brocade, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is found in Europe, east to Turkmenistan and Anatolia. The wingspan is 36–41 mm. The species is very similar to Lacanobia contigua. The forewing ground colour is red brown, violet brown, silver grey and dark brown. The reniform and orbicular stains are large and partially reddish tinted. The basal dash is very dark and striking. The midfield and extreme marginal area also stand out also dark, while the inner marginal field is grey brown to silver grey. In the subterminal light wavy line, a large W character is visible, which serves as the basis for the Latin name w-latinum. The hindwings are grey brown and mostly without markings but slightly darkened at the edge, only the dark veins emerge more clearly.
The flat, hemispherical egg has protruding, wavy ribs. It is initially yellowish green, later whitish or grey with crimson spots on the top. The colouration of the caterpillars varies from greenish or yellowish to brownish grey. They have an indistinct dark dorsal line with dark slashes. In addition, they show bright lateral... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Light Brocade sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 760th most-seen of the 1406 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 Light Brocade in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Vienna's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 40 mm in February.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Light Brocade sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
5th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Light Brocade sightings, Vienna ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in London (United Kingdom, about 10%), Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Light Brocade is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (14 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.
