Hada plebeja
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hada plebeja, the shears, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe and across the Palearctic to Asia Minor, Armenia, Turkestan, Central Asia, Mongolia, Siberia, as well as Kashmir. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Shears sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 119th 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.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Shears in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shears sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Shears sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Shears that you can see in Mercantour National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Brown-Line Bright-Eye (about 20%), Shoulder-Striped Wainscot (about 20%) and Large Yellow Underwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shears is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (48 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.
