Crocota tinctaria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Crocota tinctaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1799. It is found in France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria. The wingspan is 29–35 mm. Adults are on wing in June, July and August.
The larvae feed on Polygonum bistorta, Gentiana, Leontodon, Rumex, Plantago, and Taraxacum species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crocota tinctaria sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 220th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crocota tinctaria in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crocota tinctaria sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Vanoise National Park, in our data
Vanoise National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Crocota tinctaria sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Crocota tinctaria 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 Crocota tinctaria is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (7 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.
