Philtraea paucimacula
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Philtraea paucimacula is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Philtraea paucimacula is 6850. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Philtraea paucimacula sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 12 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Philtraea paucimacula in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and November–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 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Philtraea paucimacula sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and 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 Philtraea paucimacula sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Philtraea paucimacula 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Philtraea paucimacula is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (12 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.
