Genus

Hooded Owlets

Cucullia

8 species in our catalog · found in 14 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyNoctuidae (Cutworm Moths and Allies)
GenusCucullia (Hooded Owlets)

Species in this group

Cucullia lactucae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cucullia convexipennis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cucullia verbasci

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cucullia umbratica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cucullia asteroides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cucullia dorsalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cucullia tanaceti

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cucullia inaequalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hooded Owlets

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	3 of 8	~20%
	Lettuce Shark			~10%
	Shark Moth			~10%
	Mullein Moth			~10%
2	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 8	~10%
	Lettuce Shark			~10%
3	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 8	~10%
	Asteroid Moth			~10%
	Brown-Hooded Owlet			~10%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Brown-Hooded Owlet			~10%
5	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Mullein Moth			~10%
6	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Brown-Hooded Owlet			~10%
7	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 8	~10%
	Mullein Moth			~10%
8	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Brown-Hooded Owlet			~10%
9	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~10%
	Mullein Moth			~10%
10	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Cucullia dorsalis			<5%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	<5%
	Shark Moth			<5%
12	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	<5%
	Lettuce Shark			<5%
13	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	<5%
	Cucullia tanaceti			<5%
14	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	<5%
	Unequal Shark			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 8	~10%
	Lettuce Shark			~10%
	Shark Moth			<5%
2	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Mullein Moth			~10%
3	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Brown-Hooded Owlet			<5%
	Asteroid Moth			<5%
4	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Mullein Moth			~10%
5	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Mullein Moth			~10%
6	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Mullein Moth			~10%
7	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~10%
	Mullein Moth			~10%
8	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 8	~10%
	Brown-Hooded Owlet			<5%
	Asteroid Moth			<5%
9	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 8	~10%
	Mullein Moth			<5%
	Shark Moth			<5%
10	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 8	~10%
	Asteroid Moth			<5%
	Brown-Hooded Owlet			<5%
11	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	<5%
	Unequal Shark			<5%
12	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 8	<5%
	Mullein Moth			<5%
13	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Asteroid Moth			<5%
	Brown-Hooded Owlet			<5%
14	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	<5%
	Mullein Moth			<5%
15	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Asteroid Moth			<5%
16	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Asteroid Moth			<5%
	Brown-Hooded Owlet			<5%
17	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	<5%
	Mullein Moth			<5%
18	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Cucullia dorsalis			<5%
19	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 8	<5%
	Mullein Moth			<5%
20	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 8	<5%
	Shark Moth			<5%
21	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Brown-Hooded Owlet			<5%
22	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Brown-Hooded Owlet			<5%

Hooded Owlets

Species in this group

Lettuce Shark

Brown-Hooded Owlet

Mullein Moth

Shark Moth

Asteroid Moth

Cucullia dorsalis

Cucullia tanaceti

Unequal Shark

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hooded Owlets

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked