Thalpophila vitalba
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Thalpophila vitalba is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1834. It is found in southern Europe and north-western Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thalpophila vitalba sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 258th 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Thalpophila vitalba in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thalpophila vitalba sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
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 Thalpophila vitalba sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Thalpophila vitalba that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Silver Υ (about 10%), Turnip Moth (about 10%) and Common Quaker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thalpophila vitalba is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (16 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.
