Pyrausta aurata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) is a small moth from the family Crambidae, also known by the common name small purple and gold. This species can be found in most of Europe and it is also widespread in North Africa and North Asia. In the east it is present from Siberia to North China, Korea and Japan, in the south, it covers Asia Minor, the Middle East, Iran, Afghanistan, Middle Asia and Mongolia.
These moths inhabit chalk and limestone grassland, woodland, marshland and gardens. Pyrausta aurata has a wingspan of 18–20 millimetres (0.7–0.8 in). The forewings are purplish-brown with golden yellow markings. The number and intensity of these markings is quite variable. Usually in the forewings there is a single postmedian round golden spot near the costa, often with some other minor golden spots. The yellow spots can also be greatly reduced up to complete absence. Sometimes there is an almost indistinct wavy golden postmedian line between the dorsum and the main golden spot. The hindwings are dark brown or also black with a broad yellow transverse band approximately in the wing center and without additional spot closer to the basal area... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | |
| 7 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 8 | Lyon | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 10 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mint Moth sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 350th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–June and August–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mint Moth in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mint Moth 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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Mint Moth sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 20%), Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same genus: Pyrausta
The closest relatives of the Mint Moth that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (genus Pyrausta, Mint Moths) are Straw-Barred Pearl (about 10%), Common Crimson-And-Gold Moth (about 10%) and Pyrausta aerealis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mint Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (28 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.
