Peribatodes ilicaria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Peribatodes ilicaria, the Lydd beauty, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Geyer in 1833. It can be found in Europe and North Africa. The wingspan is about 30 mm. Peribatodes ilicaria is difficult to certainly distinguish from its congeners. See Townsend et al.
The moths fly from July to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lydd Beauty sighting in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th most-seen of the 84 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.
April and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lydd Beauty in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lydd Beauty 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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Lydd Beauty sightings, Monfragüe National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Doñana National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Lydd Beauty that you can see in Monfragüe National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Yellow Belle (about 20%) and Vestal (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lydd Beauty is recorded against all the insects logged in Monfragüe National Park (8 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.
