Mythimna vitellina
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Mythimna vitellina, the delicate, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1808. It is mainly distributed throughout southern Europe and the southern part of eastern Europe. It is also found far less commonly further north in Europe. Also in North Africa, the Near East and Middle East, Central Asia and western China. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a The Delicate sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 6 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.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a The Delicate in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most The Delicate 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 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate The Delicate sightings, Wadden Sea National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%), Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%) and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same genus: Mythimna
The closest relatives of the The Delicate that you can see in Wadden Sea National Park (genus Mythimna) are The Clay (about 10%), Common Wainscot (about 10%) and Southern Wainscot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the The Delicate is recorded against all the insects logged in Wadden Sea National Park (6 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.
