Pied Grey

Pied Grey

Eudonia delunella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Pyrénées National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

14 Verified sightings at Pyrénées National Park From 2019 to 2026
103 In all 4 parks
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Pied Grey

Eudonia delunella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1849 and is found in Europe. The wingspan is 17–18 mm (0.67–0.71 in). The forewings are white, irregularly blackish-mixed with a black triangular mark from base of costa; lines white, dark-edged, first irregular, second strongly sinuate; an irregular blackish costal blotch beyond first including orbicular and claviform, and a quadrate blotch before second concealing discal spot; terminal area blackish, subterminal line white, touching second in middle. Hindwings are light grey, darker terminally; a darker discal mark. The larva is greenish-yellow; spots, head, and plate of 2 dark bronzy -brown.

The moth flies from June to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on various mosses and lichen. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
4 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
2 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
<5%
3 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pied Grey in Pyrénées National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Grey sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 610th 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.

When is the best time to see a Pied Grey in Pyrénées National Park?

May and June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Grey in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pied Grey?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Grey sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Pyrénées National Park the best place to see a Pied Grey?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pied Grey sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%) and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Pied Grey live in Pyrénées National Park?

Same genus: Eudonia

The closest relatives of the Pied Grey that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (genus Eudonia) are Small Grey (about 10%), Narrow-Winged Grey (about 10%) and Little Grey (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pied Grey sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pied Grey is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (14 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.

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