Euclidia glyphica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The burnet companion moth (Euclidia glyphica) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in most of the Palearctic realm, from Ireland in the west to Mongolia and Siberia in the east and south to the Mediterranean and North Africa.
Forewing pale grey suffused with pale brown or uniform pale brown; the shadings dark olive brown; inner line pale, oblique and waved, followed by a brown band; outer line whitish, vertically waved, preceded by a brown band, the inner edge of which is the median line; at costa the outer line is excurved and accompanied by pale scales on each side; submarginal line obscure, followed by a darker diffuse band, forming a black blotch on costa: hindwing orange, the veins dark; base and inner margin fuscous; a blackish submarginal band, outwardly toothed at costa and middle; a dark terminal shade running up along veins. The more uniformly dark brown examples constitute the ab. suffusa Spul., the usual form in Britain; -ab. marginata Spul.has the subterminal area whitish ochreous; in the ab. obsoleta Strand the dark bands of the underside are wanting; the ab. tristicula Schultz is much darker than the type. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 11 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 12 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Burnet Companion sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 699th most-seen of the 818 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Burnet Companion in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Burnet Companion sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
14th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Burnet Companion sightings, Wadden Sea National Park ranks 14th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 20%), Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%) and Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Burnet Companion that you can see in Wadden Sea National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Cinnabar Moth (about 20%), Brown-Tail Moth (about 20%) and Ruby Tiger Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Burnet Companion is recorded against all the insects logged in Wadden Sea National Park (6 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.
