Brown-Line Bright-Eye

Brown-Line Bright-Eye

Mythimna conigera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Mercantour National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

19 Verified sightings at Mercantour National Park From 2019 to 2026
74 In all 5 parks
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Brown-Line Bright-Eye

Mythimna conigera, the brown-line bright-eye, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
2 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
4 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
2 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-Line Bright-Eye in Mercantour National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Line Bright-Eye sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 106th most-seen of the 412 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.

When is the best time to see a Brown-Line Bright-Eye in Mercantour National Park?

July and August

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Line Bright-Eye in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Mercantour National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in October.

What time of day is best to see a Brown-Line Bright-Eye?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-Line Bright-Eye sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Mercantour National Park the best place to see a Brown-Line Bright-Eye?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Brown-Line Bright-Eye sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%) and Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 10%).

Where does the Brown-Line Bright-Eye sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown-Line Bright-Eye is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (19 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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