Anthelephila pedestris

Anthelephila pedestris

Anthelephila pedestris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Fertő-Hanság National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

6 Verified sightings at Fertő-Hanság National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Anthelephila pedestris in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anthelephila pedestris sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 162nd most-seen of the 243 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.

When is the best time to see an Anthelephila pedestris in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

September

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Anthelephila pedestris in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and October–February, the lowest months. That is one of Fertő-Hanság National Park's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 30 mm in March.

What time of day is best to see an Anthelephila pedestris?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anthelephila pedestris sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see an Anthelephila pedestris?

Only Fertő-Hanság National Park, in our data

Fertő-Hanság National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Anthelephila pedestris sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Anthelephila pedestris live in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

Same order: Coleoptera

The closest relatives of the Anthelephila pedestris that you can see in Fertő-Hanság National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%), Dorcadion aethiops (about 20%) and Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Anthelephila pedestris sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Anthelephila pedestris is recorded against all the insects logged in Fertő-Hanság National Park (6 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.

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