Pyrausta despicata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-Barred Pearl in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–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.
Yes
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Straw-Barred Pearl sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same genus: Pyrausta
The closest relatives of the Straw-Barred Pearl that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (genus Pyrausta, Mint Moths) are Pyrausta limbopunctalis (about 20%) and Scarce Crimson And Gold (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Straw-Barred Pearl is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (34 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.
