Marumba quercus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Marumba quercus, the oak hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oak Hawkmoth sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 207th most-seen of the 597 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.
June to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oak Hawkmoth in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. Those are among Sierra de Guadarrama National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 110 mm in November.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oak Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Oak Hawkmoth sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Oak Hawkmoth that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Southern Pine Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oak Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (18 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.
