Apopestes spectrum
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Apopestes spectrum is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1787. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apopestes spectrum sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 184th most-seen of the 412 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.
March and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Apopestes spectrum in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, June–July, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apopestes spectrum sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Apopestes spectrum sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Apopestes spectrum that you can see in Mercantour National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Burnet Companion (about 20%), Speckled Pellicle (about 20%) and Jersey Tiger (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apopestes spectrum is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (15 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.
