Eulithis prunata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Eulithis prunata, the phoenix, is a moth of the genus Eulithis in the family Geometridae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 5 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a The Phoenix sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 16 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a The Phoenix in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most The Phoenix sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate The Phoenix sightings, Mercantour National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%).
Same genus: Eulithis
The closest relatives of the The Phoenix that you can see in Mercantour National Park (genus Eulithis) are Barred Straw (about 10%) and Northern Spinach (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the The Phoenix is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (16 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.
