Triphosa dubitata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Triphosa dubitata, the tissue, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found from north-west Africa across the Palearctic to Japan.
The wingspan is 38–48 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on bird cherry (Prunus padus), Rhamnus species (including alder buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tissue sighting in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 118 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.
March and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tissue in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July, September–October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tissue 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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Tissue sightings, Picos de Europa National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Tissue that you can see in Picos de Europa National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Eurranthis plummistaria (about 30%), Common Heath (about 20%) and Speckled Yellow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tissue is recorded against all the insects logged in Picos de Europa 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.
