Red-Headed Chestnut

Red-Headed Chestnut

Conistra erythrocephala

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

5 Verified sightings at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
March Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Red-Headed Chestnut

Conistra erythrocephala, the red-headed chestnut, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed in central and southern Europe and is recorded from Asia Minor, (Amasia). Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
2 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
3 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-Headed Chestnut in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Headed Chestnut sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 528th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Red-Headed Chestnut in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

February to April

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Headed Chestnut in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Red-Headed Chestnut?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Headed Chestnut 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.

Where else can you see a Red-Headed Chestnut?

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 Red-Headed Chestnut sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Red-Headed Chestnut sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red-Headed Chestnut is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (5 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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