Rhizedra lutosa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Rhizedra lutosa, the large wainscot or Isle of Wight wainscot, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to the Palearctic realm (Ireland to Japan including the Russian Far East and Siberia). It has been introduced into eastern North America and is spreading.
The wingspan is 42–50 mm. The length of the forewings is 16–23 mm. "Forewing dull white, finely dusted with blackish in the intervals, sometimes slightly rufous-tinged; outer line represented by a row of blackish dots, often obsolete: hindwing whitish washed with grey; sometimes with an outer series of dark spots; — the ab. crassicornis Haw.has the black dusting intensified on both wings, forming, in some instances, dark horizontal streaks in the forewing; the rows of spots in both wings strongly expressed; — ab. rufescens Tutt is the red form corresponding to lutosa Hbn. sometimes with, at others without, the rows of spots; for the more dusted red form, corresponding to ab. crassicornis Haw., Tutt has used the name rufescens-suffusa. The form occurring in Japan must be separated as a subspecies griseata subsp. nov [Warren]: in the males of this (I have not seen a female... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Wainscot Moth sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 318th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Large Wainscot Moth in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to August, the lowest months. That is one of Wadden Sea National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 45 mm in April.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Wainscot Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Wadden Sea National Park, in our data
Wadden Sea National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Large Wainscot Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Large Wainscot Moth that you can see in Wadden Sea National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Large Yellow Underwing (about 20%), Silver Υ (about 20%) and Flame Shoulder Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large Wainscot Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Wadden Sea National Park (22 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.
