Green Broomweed Looper Moth

Green Broomweed Looper Moth

Narraga fimetaria

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

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

About the Green Broomweed Looper Moth

Fernaldella fimetaria, the green broomweed looper, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Grote and Robinson in 1870 It is found in Central and North America. 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 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Broomweed Looper Moth in Big Bend National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Broomweed Looper Moth sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 221st 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green Broomweed Looper Moth in Big Bend National Park?

April, June and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Broomweed Looper Moth in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and October–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green Broomweed Looper Moth?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Broomweed Looper Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Green Broomweed Looper Moth?

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 Green Broomweed Looper Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Green Broomweed Looper Moth live in Big Bend National Park?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Green Broomweed Looper 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.

Where does the Green Broomweed Looper Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Broomweed Looper Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (7 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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