Xestia ochreago
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The Phalaena (Noctua) ochreago invalidly described by Esper in 1791 is Tiliacea citrago. Xestia ochreago is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xestia ochreago sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 221st 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Xestia ochreago in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. That is one of Mercantour National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 140 mm in October.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xestia ochreago sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Mercantour National Park, in our data
Mercantour National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Xestia ochreago sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Xestia ochreago that you can see in Mercantour National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Brown-Line Bright-Eye (about 20%), Shears (about 20%) and Shoulder-Striped Wainscot (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xestia ochreago is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (12 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.
