Pyrausta despicata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pyrausta despicata, the straw-barred pearl, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-Barred Pearl sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 103 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 597 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and June–August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-Barred Pearl in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to February, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Straw-Barred Pearl 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.
Among the best
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Straw-Barred Pearl sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Straw-Barred Pearl is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (103 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.
