Rhodostrophia vibicaria
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Rhodostrophia vibicaria, the common pink-barred, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in the Palearctic realm, including North Africa and most of Europe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Pink-Barred 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.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Pink-Barred in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Pink-Barred sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Common Pink-Barred sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 10%), Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%) and Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Common Pink-Barred that you can see in Fertő-Hanság National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Common Heath (about 10%), Yellow Shell Moth (about 10%) and Latticed Heath (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Pink-Barred 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.
