Hebrew Character

Orthosia gothica

The Hebrew character is a moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found throughout Europe. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 1 times across 1 area (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 8°C (typically 8 to 14°C, from 5 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 49°N in March to 62°N in May, about 1,400 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.