Uresiphita gilvata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Uresiphita gilvata is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794 and is found in Europe and North Africa. The wingspan is 29–37 mm. The forewing is greyish to light brown sometimes whitish bands either side of the median area (sometimes obsolete). The hindwing is pale or bright yellow with a black margin. The lines vary from faint to clear. The postmedian line is undulating and the antemedian line is almost straight.
Adults are on wing from September to October depending on the location. The larvae feed on various low-growing herbaceous plants, including Genista, Cytisus and Ulex. It is listed as a synonym of Uresiphita polygonalis by some sources. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Sunset 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 207th 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.
June–July, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Sunset in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, October and December–May, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wandering Sunset 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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Wandering Sunset sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 20%), Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Doñana National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Wandering Sunset that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Straw-Barred Pearl (about 20%), Rush Veneer (about 10%) and Jasmine Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wandering Sunset 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.
