Cruel Toxonprucha

Cruel Toxonprucha

Toxonprucha crudelis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Big Bend National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

11 Verified sightings at Big Bend National Park From 2019 to 2026
11 In 1 park
August Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Cruel Toxonprucha

Toxonprucha crudelis, the cruel toxonprucha, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Toxonprucha crudelis is 8674. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cruel Toxonprucha in Big Bend National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cruel Toxonprucha sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 155th 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.

When is the best time to see a Cruel Toxonprucha in Big Bend National Park?

June and August

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cruel Toxonprucha in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and October–February, the lowest months. Those are among Big Bend National Park's wettest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in April.

What time of day is best to see a Cruel Toxonprucha?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cruel Toxonprucha sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Cruel Toxonprucha?

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 Cruel Toxonprucha sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Cruel Toxonprucha sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cruel Toxonprucha is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend 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.

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