Setina aurita
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Setina aurita is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1787. Setina aurita aurita Setina aurita imbuta (Hübner, [1803]) Setina aurita pfisteri Burmann et Tarmann, 1985
Setina aurita teriolensis (Burmann, 1955) This species is only found in central Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Romania and Switzerland), in part of the Alps between 1,000 and 3,000 meters above sea level. These moths inhabit stony alpine grasslands, rocky slope and sunny meadows.
The wingspan of Setina aurita can reach 25–32 mm. These small moths have whitish-yellow to orange-yellow forewings with longitudinal dark brown stripes reaching the wings' margins, where there are black dots. In some specimens only black dots are present on the entire wings. The wing drawing is strongly dependent on the altitude. Usually the moths living at more than 2,000 meters show stripes, while at lower elevation they are more dotted. Caterpillars can reach a length of about 22 millimetres (0.87 in). They are exceptionally long haired, yellow, with five longitudinal grayish-black stripes and grayish-black warts... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Setina aurita sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 62 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 148th most-seen of the 308 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.
March–April and June–July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Setina aurita in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Setina aurita sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Setina aurita sightings, Vanoise National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Ecrins National Park (France, about 10%) and Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Setina aurita is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (62 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.
