Hada plebeja
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Hada plebeja, the shears, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe and across the Palearctic to Asia Minor, Armenia, Turkestan, Central Asia, Mongolia, Siberia, as well as Kashmir. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shears sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 191st 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shears in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shears 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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Shears sightings, Wadden Sea National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%), Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Shears 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 Shears is recorded against all the insects logged in Wadden Sea National Park (34 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.
