Grass Eggar

Grass Eggar

Lasiocampa trifolii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Monfragüe National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

10 Verified sightings at Monfragüe National Park From 2019 to 2026
250 In all 12 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Grass Eggar

Lasiocampa trifolii, the grass eggar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and found in Europe. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~30%
2 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
4 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
5 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~10%
8 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
11 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
12 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
2 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Grass Eggar in Monfragüe National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grass Eggar sighting in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 84 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Grass Eggar in Monfragüe National Park?

March–April and September

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grass Eggar in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and October–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Grass Eggar?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grass Eggar sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Grass Eggar live in Monfragüe National Park?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Grass Eggar that you can see in Monfragüe National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Small Heath (about 30%), Spanish Festoon (about 30%) and Small Copper (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Grass Eggar sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Grass Eggar is recorded against all the insects logged in Monfragüe National Park (10 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.

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