Distinguished Cypress Owlet Moth

Distinguished Cypress Owlet Moth

Cutina distincta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Big Cypress National Preserve

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

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

About the Distinguished Cypress Owlet Moth

Cutina distincta, known generally as the distinguished cypress owlet or distinct cutina moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Cutina distincta is 8729. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Distinguished Cypress Owlet Moth in Big Cypress National Preserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Distinguished Cypress Owlet Moth sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 193rd 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.

When is the best time to see a Distinguished Cypress Owlet Moth in Big Cypress National Preserve?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Distinguished Cypress Owlet Moth in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and November–March, the lowest months. That is one of Big Cypress National Preserve's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 260 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Distinguished Cypress Owlet Moth?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Distinguished Cypress Owlet Moth 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 Distinguished Cypress Owlet Moth?

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 Distinguished Cypress Owlet Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Distinguished Cypress Owlet Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Distinguished Cypress Owlet Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (8 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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