What are the chances of seeing a Carsia lythoxylata in Mercantour National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carsia lythoxylata sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 307th most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Carsia lythoxylata in Mercantour National Park?
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carsia lythoxylata in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months. That is one of Mercantour National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 140 mm in October.
What time of day is best to see a Carsia lythoxylata?
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carsia lythoxylata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Carsia lythoxylata?
Only Mercantour National Park, in our data
Mercantour National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Carsia lythoxylata sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Carsia lythoxylata live in Mercantour National Park?
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Carsia lythoxylata that you can see in Mercantour National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Common Heath (about 20%), Silver-Ground Carpet (about 20%) and Tissue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Carsia lythoxylata sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carsia lythoxylata is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour 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.