Feltia jaculifera
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Feltia jaculifera, the dingy cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae and is common throughout North America. There are three other species of Feltia that are often confused for F. jaculifera and they are F. herilis, F. subgothica and F. tricosa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Cutworm Moth sighting in Badlands National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 37 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Cutworm Moth in Badlands National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dingy Cutworm Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Dingy Cutworm Moth sightings, Badlands National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Dingy Cutworm Moth that you can see in Badlands National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Variegated Fritillary (about 30%), Melissa Blue (about 20%) and Painted Lady (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dingy Cutworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Badlands National Park (8 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.
