Phytometra viridaria
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Phytometra viridaria, the small purple-barred, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. It is found in central and southern Europe, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and further east across the Palearctic to southern Siberia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Purple-Barred sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 348th most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Purple-Barred in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Purple-Barred sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Small Purple-Barred sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Small Purple-Barred 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 Small Purple-Barred is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (5 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.
