Digrammia colorata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Digrammia colorata, the creosote moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Creosote Moth sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 141st 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.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Creosote Moth in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–March, the lowest months. That is one of Big Bend National Park's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 10 mm in April.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Creosote Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Creosote Moth sightings, Big Bend National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Death Valley National Park (United States, about 10%) and Joshua Tree National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Creosote Moth that you can see in Big Bend National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Dwarf Tawny Wave (about 10%), Bicolored Chloraspilates Moth (about 10%) and Idaea gemmata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Creosote Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (13 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.
