Phyllodesma ilicifolia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The small lappet moth (Phyllodesma ilicifolia) is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found throughout Europe and parts of Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Small Lappet 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 630th 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.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Lappet in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months. Those are among Wadden Sea National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in November.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Lappet sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
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 Small Lappet sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Lasiocampidae
The closest relatives of the Small 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 Small Lappet 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.
