Metopoceras felicina
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Metopoceras felicina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, and the western parts of the Maghreb countries. This is a thermophilous species found in Thermo and Meso-Mediterranean habitats with xerophilous grasslands and light scrubland.
Adults are on wing from February to June. There is one generation per year. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Metopoceras felicina sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 300th most-seen of the 597 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.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Metopoceras felicina in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Metopoceras felicina sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, in our data
Sierra de Guadarrama National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Metopoceras felicina sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Metopoceras felicina that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Silver Υ (about 10%), Turnip Moth (about 10%) and Common Quaker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Metopoceras felicina is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (15 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.
