Peribatodes ilicaria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Peribatodes ilicaria, the Lydd beauty, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Geyer in 1833. It can be found in Europe and North Africa. The wingspan is about 30 mm. Peribatodes ilicaria is difficult to certainly distinguish from its congeners. See Townsend et al.
The moths fly from July to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lydd Beauty sighting in Doñana National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 87 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.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lydd Beauty in Doñana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months. That is one of Doñana National Park's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against almost none in July.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lydd Beauty 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 5 parks where we can rate Lydd Beauty sightings, Doñana National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Lydd Beauty that you can see in Doñana National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Yellow Belle (about 10%), Rhoptria asperaria (about 10%) and Scopula submutata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lydd Beauty is recorded against all the insects logged in Doñana National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
