Moma alpium
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Moma alpium, the scarce merveille du jour, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Merveille Du Jour sighting in Nikko National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 86 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Merveille Du Jour in Nikko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and July–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarce Merveille Du Jour sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Scarce Merveille Du Jour sightings, Nikko National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Scarce Merveille Du Jour that you can see in Nikko National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Daseochaeta viridis (about 20%), Clavipalpula aurariae (about 20%) and Feralia sauberi (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scarce Merveille Du Jour is recorded against all the insects logged in Nikko National Park (7 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.
