Neogalea sunia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Neogalea sunia, the catabena moth or lantana stick moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae, and the only species in the genus Neogalea. It is found from the southern United States, through the Caribbean (including Guadeloupe and Martinique) to Argentina. Furthermore, it has been introduced in Australia, on Norfolk Island in 1962. Since that time it has increased its range and is now common in Queensland and northern New South Wales. It has also been introduced on Hawaii.
The wingspan is about 33 mm. The larva feeds on Lantana species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lantana Stick Moth sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 8 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lantana Stick Moth in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, 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 Lantana Stick 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 Lantana Stick Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Lantana Stick Moth that you can see in Big Bend National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Acontia cuta (about 10%), Staghorn Cholla Moth (about 10%) and Pretty Bird-Dropping Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lantana Stick Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (8 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.
