Spangled Emberwing Moth

Spangled Emberwing Moth

Eurrhyparodes lygdamis

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

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

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

About the Spangled Emberwing Moth

Eurrhyparodes lygdamis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1902. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida to Texas and from Mexico to Brazil.

Adults are on wing from March to May, from August to September and from November to December in Florida. 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 Spangled Emberwing Moth in Big Cypress National Preserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spangled Emberwing Moth 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.

When is the best time to see a Spangled Emberwing Moth in Big Cypress National Preserve?

April to July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spangled Emberwing Moth in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Spangled Emberwing Moth?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spangled Emberwing 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 Spangled Emberwing 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 Spangled Emberwing Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Spangled Emberwing Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spangled Emberwing Moth 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.

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