Zygaena transalpina
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Zygaena transalpina is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. This moth occurs in warm, dry climates, particularly on dry meadows, but also on flowering grasslands at higher elevations. Though the form astragali extends beyond 50° latitude, being still common near Mombach (Mainz), Darmstadt, etc. Southern Europe, especially Italy, must be considered the principal locality of the species, the forms here flying occurring from May to July in really surprising numbers; maritima flies in great abundance even in dull weather and till nightfall on the southern slopes of the Riviera, near Genoa, Pegli, Savona, etc., transalpina being likewise very common in the southern valleys of the Alps of Ticino, extending into the North Italian plains.
The wingspan of Zygaena transalpina can reach about 29–35 millimetres (1.1–1.4 in). The forewings... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Transalpine Burnet Moth sighting in Ecrins National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 251 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Transalpine Burnet Moth in Ecrins National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and September–October, the lowest months. Those are among Ecrins National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 160 mm in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Transalpine Burnet Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Transalpine Burnet Moth sightings, Ecrins National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 30%), Vanoise National Park (France, about 30%) and Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 20%).
Same genus: Zygaena
The closest relatives of the Transalpine Burnet Moth that you can see in Ecrins National Park (genus Zygaena) are Crepuscular Burnet (about 20%), Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet (about 10%) and Slender Scotch Burnet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Transalpine Burnet Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Ecrins National Park (23 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.
