Anerastia lotella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Anerastia lotella is a species of snout moth in the genus Anerastia. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in most of Europe, western Russia, Asia Minor, Iran and western Turkestan. It has also been recorded from most of Canada.
The wingspan is 19–27 mm. Adults are on wing in July. The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Ammophila arenaria, Corynephorus canescens and Festuca ovina. 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 Sandhill Knot-Horn sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 280th most-seen of the 818 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sandhill Knot-Horn in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sandhill Knot-Horn sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen 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 Sandhill Knot-Horn sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Sandhill Knot-Horn that you can see in Wadden Sea National Park (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Long-Legged Tabby (about 10%), Rosy Tabby (about 10%) and Rosy-Striped Knot-Horn (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sandhill Knot-Horn is recorded against all the insects logged in Wadden Sea National Park (25 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.
