Clavigesta purdeyi
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Clavigesta purdeyi, the pine leaf-mining moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewing is reddish-brown with a reddish wingtip and narrow, grey transverse bands.
The imago is on wing from July to September. The larvae mine the needles of Pinus sylvestris, Pinus contorta var. latifolia and Pinus nigra var. maritima and do not enter the buds or shoots. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Leaf-Mining Moth 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.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Leaf-Mining Moth in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pine Leaf-Mining Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
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 Pine Leaf-Mining Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Tortricidae
The closest relatives of the Pine Leaf-Mining Moth that you can see in Wadden Sea National Park (family Tortricidae, Tortricid Leafroller Moths) are Garden Rose Tortrix (about 10%), Small Straw Twist (about 10%) and Dark Fruit-Tree Tortrix (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pine Leaf-Mining Moth 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.
