Polypogon tentacularia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Polypogon tentacularia is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Taraxacum officinale, goldenrod and hawkweed. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Polypogon tentacularia sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 199th 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 Polypogon tentacularia in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Polypogon tentacularia sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 Polypogon tentacularia sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Polypogon tentacularia that you can see in Fertő-Hanság National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Nine-Spotted Moth (about 20%), Four-Spotted Moth (about 10%) and Spongy Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polypogon tentacularia is recorded against all the insects logged in Fertő-Hanság National Park (5 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.
