Macrochilo orciferalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Macrochilo orciferalis, the chocolate fan-foot or bronzy macrochilo, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas.
The wingspan is about 24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. There are at least two generations per year in the northeast. Larvae have been reared on blueberry and dead grass. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bronzy Owlet sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 220th most-seen of the 262 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.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bronzy Owlet in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in February and June–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bronzy Owlet 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 Cypress National Preserve, in our data
Big Cypress National Preserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bronzy Owlet sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Bronzy Owlet that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Ornate Bella Moth (about 30%), Cypress Looper (about 20%) and Fall Webworm Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bronzy Owlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (5 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.
