Pyrausta despicata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Pyrausta despicata, the straw-barred pearl, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-Barred Pearl sighting in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 118 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.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-Barred Pearl in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Picos de Europa National Park's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 220 mm in November.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Straw-Barred Pearl sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Straw-Barred Pearl sightings, Picos de Europa National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Straw-Barred Pearl that you can see in Picos de Europa National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Speckled Wood (about 50%), Marbled White (about 40%) and Small Tortoiseshell (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Straw-Barred Pearl is recorded against all the insects logged in Picos de Europa 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.
