Scythris knochella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Scythris knochella is a species of moth belonging to the family Scythrididae. It is native to Western Europe. 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 Scythris knochella sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 473rd 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.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scythris knochella in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among Sierra de Guadarrama National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 110 mm in November.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scythris knochella sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
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 Scythris knochella sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Scythris knochella that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Queen Of Spain Fritillary (about 40%), Small Copper (about 30%) and Speckled Wood (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scythris knochella is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (7 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.
