Collita griseola
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Collita griseola, the dingy footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is found in Europe and North and South-East Asia. The wingspan is 32–40 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on lichen. This species has shown a spectacular increase in abundance in Britain during the period 1968 to 2007, like a number of moth species with larva that feed on lichens and algae. In Britain it was originally limited to southern fens and marshy areas, but has since spread northwards and now occupy a variety of habitats, including gardens. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Footman sighting in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 84th most-seen of the 387 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.
July and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Footman in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dingy Footman 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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dingy Footman sightings, Snowdonia National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Dingy Footman that you can see in Snowdonia National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Pale Tussock Moth (about 30%), White Ermine (about 20%) and Cinnabar Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dingy Footman is recorded against all the insects logged in Snowdonia National Park (23 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.
