Dyotopasta yumaella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Dyotopasta is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Dyotopasta yumaella, which is found in the south-western part of the United States, including Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The wingspan is about 25 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dyotopasta yumaella sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dyotopasta yumaella in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–February, 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 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dyotopasta yumaella 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 Dyotopasta yumaella sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Dyotopasta yumaella 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 Dyotopasta yumaella is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (17 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.
