The Fan-Foot

The Fan-Foot

Herminia tarsipennalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Snowdonia National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

16 Verified sightings at Snowdonia National Park From 2019 to 2026
49 In all 4 parks
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the The Fan-Foot

Zanclognatha tarsipennalis, the fan-foot, is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic to Siberia, Amur, Ussuri, Japan, Taiwan, Korea and China. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
6 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
7 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
8 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a The Fan-Foot in Snowdonia National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a The Fan-Foot sighting in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 138th most-seen of the 387 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a The Fan-Foot in Snowdonia National Park?

June and July

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a The Fan-Foot in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a The Fan-Foot?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most The Fan-Foot 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.

Is Snowdonia National Park the best place to see a The Fan-Foot?

Yes

Of the 4 parks where we can rate The Fan-Foot sightings, Snowdonia National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, under 5%).

Where does the The Fan-Foot sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the The Fan-Foot is recorded against all the insects logged in Snowdonia 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.

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