Adelidae (Fairy Moths) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Adela australis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Adela viridella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cauchas rufimitrella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nemophora metallica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Adela caeruleella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Adela croesella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Adela trigrapha

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cauchas fibulella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nemophora associatella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nemophora scopolii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nematopogon robertella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Adela ridingsella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Adela septentrionella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nemophora degeerella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nematopogon adansoniella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Fairy Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	8 of 15	~40%
	Adela viridella			~10%
	Meadow Longhorn			~10%
	Brassy Longhorn			~10%
	Small Barred Longhorn			~10%
	Little Longhorn			~10%
	Nemophora associatella			<5%
	Nemophora scopolii			<5%
	Nematopogon robertella			<5%
2	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	6 of 15	~30%
	Adela viridella			~10%
	Adela australis			~10%
	Brassy Longhorn			<5%
	Meadow Longhorn			<5%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			<5%
	Nematopogon adansoniella			<5%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 15	~20%
	Adela australis			~20%
	Adela viridella			~10%
4	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 15	~10%
	Southern Longhorn Moth			~10%
	Ridings' Fairy Moth			<5%
5	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 15	~10%
	Adela viridella			~10%
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~10%
	Three-Striped Longhorn			~10%
7	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Ocean Spray Fairy Moth			<5%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 15	<5%
	Adela viridella			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 15	~20%
	Adela viridella			~10%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			~10%
	Meadow Longhorn			<5%
2	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 15	~20%
	Adela viridella			~10%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			~10%
	Meadow Longhorn			<5%
	Brassy Longhorn			<5%
3	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			~10%
	Adela viridella			~10%
4	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	3 of 15	~10%
	Adela viridella			~10%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			<5%
	Brassy Longhorn			<5%
5	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 15	~10%
	Adela viridella			~10%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			~10%
6	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			~10%
	Adela viridella			<5%
	Meadow Longhorn			<5%
7	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 15	~10%
	Adela viridella			~10%
	Meadow Longhorn			<5%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			<5%
8	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 15	~10%
	Adela viridella			~10%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			~10%
9	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	4 of 15	~10%
	Adela viridella			<5%
	Brassy Longhorn			<5%
	Small Barred Longhorn			<5%
	Meadow Longhorn			<5%
10	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			~10%
	Adela viridella			<5%
11	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	4 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			<5%
	Small Barred Longhorn			<5%
	Brassy Longhorn			<5%
	Meadow Longhorn			<5%
12	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			~10%
	Adela viridella			<5%
13	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 15	~10%
	Adela viridella			~10%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			<5%
14	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 15	~10%
	Meadow Longhorn			<5%
	Adela viridella			<5%
15	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			~10%
16	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			~10%
17	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			~10%
18	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 15	~10%
	Adela viridella			~10%
19	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 15	~10%
	Adela australis			~10%
20	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 15	~10%
	Adela viridella			~10%
21	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			<5%
22	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 15	<5%
	Adela viridella			<5%
23	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Ocean Spray Fairy Moth			<5%
24	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Ocean Spray Fairy Moth			<5%
25	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-Barred Longhorn			<5%

Fairy Moths

Species in this group

Adela australis

Adela viridella

Meadow Longhorn

Brassy Longhorn

Southern Longhorn Moth

Small Barred Longhorn

Three-Striped Longhorn

Little Longhorn

Nemophora associatella

Nemophora scopolii

Nematopogon robertella

Ridings' Fairy Moth

Ocean Spray Fairy Moth

Yellow-Barred Longhorn

Nematopogon adansoniella

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Fairy Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked