Heliothis peltigera
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Heliothis peltigera, also known as the bordered straw, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. The Greek epithet "Heliothis" means "scorched by the sun", while the Latin species name peltigera means wearing a small shield, with reference to the reniform marking on the forewings.
This species can be found in Southern Europe and the Near East, but it is present further north too, because it is a regular migratory species northbound. It is also present in most of Africa (Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Somalia, Tunisia) and in Asia, ranging to China and Laos.
This heat-loving species occurs mainly on hot wastelands and warm slopes. Heliothis peltigera has a wingspan of 29–40 mm and forewings reaching a length of 16–19 mm. These moths are rather variable in pattern and colour.
Forewings are usually greyish ochreous, flushed with pale brown, except the narrow marginal area; lines are brown, indistinct; orbicular stigma is a dark dot. On middle of costa there is a reniform grey dot, with dark brown edge and centre, joined to a brown mark. A brown band... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a The Bordered Straw sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 479 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.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a The Bordered Straw in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most The Bordered Straw sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate The Bordered Straw sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the The Bordered Straw that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Turnip Moth (about 20%), Silver Υ (about 20%) and Black Collar Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the The Bordered Straw is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (17 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.
