Willow Beauty

Willow Beauty

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

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

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

18 Verified sightings at Snowdonia National Park From 2019 to 2026
541 In all 8 parks
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Willow Beauty

The willow beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species of Europe and adjacent regions (Near East and the Maghreb). While it is found widely throughout Scandinavian countries, which have a maritime climate, it is absent from parts of the former USSR which are at the same latitude but have a more continental climate.

Peribatodes rhomboidaria rhomboidaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Peribatodes rhomboidaria sublutearia (Zerny 1927) Under its junior synonym Geometra rhomboidaria, the willow beauty is the type species of its genus Peribatodes. This was initially proposed as a subgenus of Boarmia but eventually elevated to full genus rank.

The adult's wingspan is 40–48 mm. The wings of this species are whitish-grey or -yellowish, though they have a buff or grey appearance from a distance, as they are heavily speckled with brown or black dots... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
7 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
8 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~40%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
3 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
4 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
5 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
6 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
7 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
8 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
9 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
10 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Willow Beauty in Snowdonia National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Beauty sighting in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 127th 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 Willow Beauty in Snowdonia National Park?

July

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Beauty 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 Willow Beauty?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Willow Beauty 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.

Is Snowdonia National Park the best place to see a Willow Beauty?

3rd of 8

Of the 8 parks where we can rate Willow Beauty sightings, Snowdonia National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 20%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Willow Beauty live in Snowdonia National Park?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Willow Beauty that you can see in Snowdonia National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Brimstone Moth (about 30%), Small Phoenix (about 20%) and Peppered Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Willow Beauty sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Willow Beauty is recorded against all the insects logged in Snowdonia National Park (18 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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