Thyris fenestrella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Thyris fenestrella, commonly known as the pygmy, is a moth of the family Thyrididae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 416th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among Vienna's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in February.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pygmy sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Pygmy sightings, Vienna has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Seoul (South Korea, under 5%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Pygmy that you can see in Vienna (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Common Blue (about 20%), Scarce Swallowtail (about 20%) and Meadow Brown (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pygmy is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (32 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.
