Caripeta angustiorata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Caripeta angustiorata, known generally as the brown pine looper or oblique girdle, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pine Looper Moth sighting in Acadia National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 224th most-seen of the 405 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pine Looper Moth in Acadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Pine Looper Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Brown Pine Looper Moth sightings, Acadia National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Glacier National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Caripeta
The closest relatives of the Brown Pine Looper Moth that you can see in Acadia National Park (genus Caripeta) are Gray Spruce Looper Moth (about 10%) and Northern Pine Looper Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Pine Looper Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Acadia National Park (11 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.
