Thyris fenestrella
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Thyris fenestrella, commonly known as the pygmy, is a moth of the family Thyrididae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy sighting in Triglav National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 260 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy in Triglav National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pygmy sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Pygmy sightings, Triglav National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Pygmy that you can see in Triglav National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Silver-Washed Fritillary (about 60%), Marbled White (about 40%) and Nine-Spotted Moth (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pygmy is recorded against all the insects logged in Triglav National Park (19 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.
