Cypress Looper

Cypress Looper

Cutina albopunctella

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Big Cypress National Preserve

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

39 Verified sightings at Big Cypress National Preserve From 2019 to 2026
39 In 1 park
June Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Cypress Looper

Cutina albopunctella, the cypress looper or white-spotted cutina moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Cutina albopunctella is 8728. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cypress Looper in Big Cypress National Preserve?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cypress Looper sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 262 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cypress Looper in Big Cypress National Preserve?

April to July

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cypress Looper in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in September to January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cypress Looper?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cypress Looper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Cypress Looper?

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 Cypress Looper sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Cypress Looper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cypress Looper is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (39 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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