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

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

38 Verified sightings at Big Bend National Park From 2019 to 2026
38 In 1 park
December Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Lophocampa bicolor

Lophocampa bicolor is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Mexico and Big Bend National Park, Texas. 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.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lophocampa bicolor in Big Bend National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lophocampa bicolor sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lophocampa bicolor in Big Bend National Park?

December

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lophocampa bicolor in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, July and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lophocampa bicolor?

Between 9 am and noon

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

Where else can you see a Lophocampa bicolor?

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

Which relatives of the Lophocampa bicolor live in Big Bend National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Lophocampa bicolor that you can see in Big Bend National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Bird Toxonprucha (about 20%), Paler Graphic (about 10%) and Black Witch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Lophocampa bicolor sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lophocampa bicolor is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (38 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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