Plusia festucae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Plusia festucae (gold spot) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic realm from Ireland to Japan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gold Spot sighting in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 294th most-seen of the 387 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gold Spot in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gold Spot sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Gold Spot sightings, Snowdonia National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, under 5%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Gold Spot that you can see in Snowdonia National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Large Yellow Underwing (about 30%), Dark Arches (about 30%) and Flame Shoulder Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gold Spot is recorded against all the insects logged in Snowdonia National Park (6 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.
