Agrotis puta
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Agrotis puta, the shuttle-shaped dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is common in the western part of Europe, but is also found in southern and central Europe, as well as North Africa and the Middle East.
The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October. The larvae feed on various low growing plants. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 7 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 10 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shuttle-Shaped Dart sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 177th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shuttle-Shaped Dart in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shuttle-Shaped Dart 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 Shuttle-Shaped Dart sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same genus: Agrotis
The closest relatives of the Shuttle-Shaped Dart that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (genus Agrotis) are Turnip Moth (about 10%), Crescent Dart (about 10%) and Great Dart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shuttle-Shaped Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (23 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.
