Pareulype berberata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pareulype berberata, the barberry carpet moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Austrian lepidopterists, Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. The moth is found in Africa, Asia and Europe.
These moths are silvicolous and they mainly occur in deciduous, mixed and coniferous forest, clearings and warm slopes, at an elevation up to 1,000–1,500 metres (3,300–4,900 ft) above sea level. Pareulype berberata has a wingspan of 27–32 mm. Antennae are filiform. Forewings show greyish ground colour, with dark brown and ash brown trasversal wavy bands. Hindwings are pale and unmarked.... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barberry Carpet sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 196th most-seen of the 308 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.
May and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Barberry Carpet in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–April, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Barberry Carpet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Barberry Carpet sightings, Vanoise National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Barberry Carpet that you can see in Vanoise National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Common Heath (about 20%), Psodos quadrifaria (about 20%) and Latticed Heath (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barberry Carpet is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (13 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.
