Rudenia leguminana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Rudenia leguminana, the black-tipped rudenia moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States, from southern Connecticut to Florida, and from the mid-west to California. It is also found in Mexico, where it has been recorded from Sinaloa, Puebla, Nuevo León and Coahuila.
The length of the forewings is 6–7 mm. The larvae feed on various Fabaceae species, including Prosopis glandulosa and Parkinsonia aculeata. They have also been recorded feeding on pods of Gleditsia japonica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Rudenia Moth sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 283rd most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Rudenia Moth in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Tipped Rudenia Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Big Bend National Park, in our data
Big Bend National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black-Tipped Rudenia Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Black-Tipped Rudenia Moth that you can see in Big Bend National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Empress Leilia (about 40%), Sleepy Orange (about 30%) and Reakirt's Blue (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Tipped Rudenia Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (5 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.
