Uresiphita gilvata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Uresiphita gilvata is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794 and is found in Europe and North Africa. The wingspan is 29–37 mm. The forewing is greyish to light brown sometimes whitish bands either side of the median area (sometimes obsolete). The hindwing is pale or bright yellow with a black margin. The lines vary from faint to clear. The postmedian line is undulating and the antemedian line is almost straight.
Adults are on wing from September to October depending on the location. The larvae feed on various low-growing herbaceous plants, including Genista, Cytisus and Ulex. It is listed as a synonym of Uresiphita polygonalis by some sources. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Sunset sighting in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th 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 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Sunset in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and November–February, the lowest months. That is one of Monfragüe National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 100 mm in October.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wandering Sunset 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 6 parks where we can rate Wandering Sunset sightings, Monfragüe National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Doñana National Park (Spain, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wandering Sunset is recorded against all the insects logged in Monfragüe 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.
