Thera juniperata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The juniper carpet (Thera juniperata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found throughout Europe and the Near East, but is rather uncommon and locally distributed, mainly due to its very specific larval food plant. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Juniper Carpet sighting in Warsaw on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 231st most-seen of the 580 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.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Juniper Carpet in Warsaw on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Juniper Carpet sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Juniper Carpet sightings, Warsaw has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Minsk (Belarus, about 10%) and Helsinki (Finland, under 5%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Juniper Carpet that you can see in Warsaw (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Latticed Heath (about 10%), Willow Beauty (about 10%) and Yellow Shell Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Juniper Carpet is recorded against all the insects logged in Warsaw (15 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.
