Aglaope infausta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Aglaope infausta, or almond-tree leaf skeletonizer moth, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. The wings are gray with some red towards the base. The thorax is black and is crossed with a red band. The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.6 in). The caterpillar can retract its head into its prothorax. A yellow band with black spots runs along the caterpillar's dorsum. The pupation usually starts in early June as an elongated cocoon that is whitish or light brown. The pupa is pink or yellowish and is 10 mm (0.4 in) long. The larvae feed upon Prunus spinosa, Crataegus sp., Cotoneaster sp., and other species in the family Rosaceae. The species is a pest on foliage and young fruit. The species shows a very low level of genetic heterogeneity for a lepidopteran species, but it does not affect the species' viability. In the Ice Age, differentiation into two genetic lineages occurred.
The external male sex organs are subject to sexual selection by the female. The male may rub the female's abdomen with its valva during mating. Successful sperm transfer depends upon whether the male spermatophore will fit into the opening of the female ductus seminalis. In a study... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Almond-Tree Leaf Skeletonizer Moth sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 806th most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Almond-Tree Leaf Skeletonizer Moth in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Almond-Tree Leaf Skeletonizer Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Almond-Tree Leaf Skeletonizer Moth sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Zygaenidae
The closest relatives of the Almond-Tree Leaf Skeletonizer Moth that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (family Zygaenidae, Burnet Moths) are Six-Spot Burnet (about 10%), Transalpine Burnet Moth (about 10%) and Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Almond-Tree Leaf Skeletonizer Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (9 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.
