Chilocampyla dyariella
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Chilocampyla dyariella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Florida, United States. The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm. The larvae feed on Eugenia species including Eugenia axillaris, Eugenia foetida, Eugenia garberi, Eugenia procera and Eugenia rhombea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long narrow line along the edge of the leaf for about 25 mm and then turning inward suddenly broadening out in a large bladder-like blotch nearly covering the entire leaf. The upper and lower epidermis are separated and the leaf is inflated and yields to pressure like an air cushion. The mine shows whitish green on the underside, discoloured with purple on the upper side. The inside of the mine looks as if it is overgrown with a small, whitish pearly fungus. The larva is cylindrical, clear, transparent, with sparse white hairs and 14 legs. The head is light brown with darker reddish brown sutures and two black eyespots. When full grown, it leaves the mine, turns vivid wine red, and spins a dense, oval, yellowish grey cocoon in a slight fold on the leaf. The pupa is white at first. When mature the pupa assumes the coloration of the imago. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chilocampyla dyariella sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 6 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.
January and March–May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chilocampyla dyariella in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in February and June–December, the lowest months. Those are among Big Cypress National Preserve's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in June.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chilocampyla dyariella sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Chilocampyla dyariella sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Chilocampyla dyariella that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are White Peacock (about 40%), Gulf Fritillary (about 40%) and Queen (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chilocampyla dyariella is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (6 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.
