Small Grey

Small Grey

Eudonia mercurella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Pyrénées National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

81 Verified sightings at Pyrénées National Park From 2019 to 2026
259 In all 8 parks
August Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Small Grey

Eudonia mercurella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, western China, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, and north-western Africa. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Dublin 🇮🇪 Ireland
~10%
4 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
5 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
6 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
7 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
9 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
10 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%

Before you go

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

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Grey sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 81 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 161st most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

July and August

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small Grey in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–May, the lowest months.

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

Between 10 pm and 1 am

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

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

Among the best

Of the 8 parks where we can rate Small Grey sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%), Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%) and Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%).

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

Same genus: Eudonia

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

Where does the Small Grey sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Small Grey is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (81 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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