Didasys belae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Didasys is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. The genus contains the single species Didasys belae, the double-tufted wasp moth, which is found in the US states of Florida and Alabama. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Double-Tufted Wasp Moth sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 173rd 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Double-Tufted Wasp Moth in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June and August–December, the lowest months. That is one of Big Cypress National Preserve's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 40 mm in March.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Double-Tufted Wasp Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 Double-Tufted Wasp Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Double-Tufted Wasp Moth 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 Double-Tufted Wasp Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (7 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.
