Sicya macularia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Sicya macularia, known generally as sharp-lined yellow, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. Other common names include the pink-bordered yellow and two-pronged looper. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Sicya macularia is 6912. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-Lined Yellow sighting in Anchorage on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 51st most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-Lined Yellow in Anchorage on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. That is one of Anchorage's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 40 mm in April.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sharp-Lined Yellow sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Anchorage, in our data
Anchorage is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sharp-Lined Yellow sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Sharp-Lined Yellow that you can see in Anchorage (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Pale Beauty (about 10%), Bruce Spanworm Moth (about 10%) and George's Carpet Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sharp-Lined Yellow is recorded against all the insects logged in Anchorage (5 verified sightings), 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.
