Dendrolimus pini
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Dendrolimus pini, the pine tree lappet moth or pine moth, is a pest species, a defoliator of coniferous forests. It belongs to the order Lepidoptera and is one of many lappet moths in the Lasiocampidae family. First described by Carl Linnaeus in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae (1758), it has a wide geographic range and has since been documented in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. D. pini has a preference for the Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), its main host.
The scientific name Dendrolimus pini has both Greek and Latin roots. The prefix "dendro" is from Greek dendron, "tree". The suffix "limus" is Latin for "mud", which may be a reference to the moth's coloration. The epithet "pini" is the genitive of the Latin for "pine".
When first laid, the eggs are initially blue-green in colour, but over time they lose their colour, fading into a gray. The eggs are approximately 2 mm in size and take about 14 days to hatch. Larvae reach an approximate length of 2-3 inches. The caterpillar's thorax is covered in black hairs and made up of thick alternating steel-blue bands; the abdominal segments have a black mark bordered by irregular... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pine-Tree Lappet sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 408th 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.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pine-Tree Lappet in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pine-Tree Lappet sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
6th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Pine-Tree Lappet sightings, Wadden Sea National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%), Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 10%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Lasiocampidae
The closest relatives of the Pine-Tree Lappet that you can see in Wadden Sea National Park (family Lasiocampidae, Lappet Moths) are Drinker Moth (about 20%), Fox Moth (about 20%) and Oak Eggar (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pine-Tree Lappet is recorded against all the insects logged in Wadden Sea National Park (12 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.
