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Acontia clausula
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Acontia clausula sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 204th most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Acontia clausula in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. Those are among Big Bend National Park's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in April.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Acontia clausula sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Acontia clausula sightings, Big Bend National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Saguaro National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Acontia
The closest relatives of the Acontia clausula that you can see in Big Bend National Park (genus Acontia) are Acontia cuta (about 10%), Polished Bird-Dropping Moth (about 10%) and Chalky Bird Dropping Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Acontia clausula is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend 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.
