Paramesia gnomana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Paramesia gnomana is a species of moth belonging to the family Tortricidae, first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Straw Twist sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 101st 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small Straw Twist 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 Small Straw Twist 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 Small Straw Twist sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Tortricidae
The closest relatives of the Small Straw Twist that you can see in Wadden Sea National Park (family Tortricidae, Tortricid Leafroller Moths) are Garden Rose Tortrix (about 10%), Dark Fruit-Tree Tortrix (about 10%) and Marbled Bell (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Straw Twist is recorded against all the insects logged in Wadden Sea National Park (53 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.
