Olethreutes arcuella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Olethreutes arcuella, the arched marble, is a colorful small moth species of the family Tortricidae. These moths inhabit woodland, fields, hill pasture and heaths. Olethreutes arcuella has a wingspan of 14–18 mm. Forewings of these medium size moths have an orange-rufous ground colour, with some yellow patches, a few metallic blue-grey or silver-colored streaks and a wide black marking in the middle, which includes a row of three small, silver colored spots. The hindwings are brown. The caterpillars are purplish- gray to violet-brown and have a yellowish-brown head.
This species is quite similar to Olethreutes subtilana, but has rather narrower wings. This species usually has one generation (univoltine). The flight time of these day-active moths ranges between late May and August. The caterpillars feed on dead... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 2 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | |
| 6 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 7 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 9 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Arched Marble sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 458th most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Arched Marble in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Arched Marble sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Arched Marble sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Tortricidae
The closest relatives of the Arched Marble that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (family Tortricidae, Tortricid Leafroller Moths) are Common Marble (about 10%) and Knapweed Root Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Arched Marble is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (20 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.
