Euclidia glyphica
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The burnet companion moth (Euclidia glyphica) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in most of the Palearctic realm, from Ireland in the west to Mongolia and Siberia in the east and south to the Mediterranean and North Africa.
Forewing pale grey suffused with pale brown or uniform pale brown; the shadings dark olive brown; inner line pale, oblique and waved, followed by a brown band; outer line whitish, vertically waved, preceded by a brown band, the inner edge of which is the median line; at costa the outer line is excurved and accompanied by pale scales on each side; submarginal line obscure, followed by a darker diffuse band, forming a black blotch on costa: hindwing orange, the veins dark; base and inner margin fuscous; a blackish submarginal band, outwardly toothed at costa and middle; a dark terminal shade running up along veins. The more uniformly dark brown examples constitute the ab. suffusa Spul., the usual form in Britain; -ab. marginata Spul.has the subterminal area whitish ochreous; in the ab. obsoleta Strand the dark bands of the underside are wanting; the ab. tristicula Schultz is much darker than the type. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 11 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 12 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Burnet Companion sighting in Hohe Tauern National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 165 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Burnet Companion in Hohe Tauern National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and August–October, the lowest months. December has too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Burnet Companion sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Burnet Companion sightings, Hohe Tauern National Park ranks 4th at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 20%), Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%) and Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Burnet Companion that you can see in Hohe Tauern National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Clouded Buff (about 20%), Wood Tiger (about 20%) and Red-Necked Footman (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Burnet Companion is recorded against all the insects logged in Hohe Tauern National Park (13 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.
