Acronicta atristrigatus silhouette

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Acronicta atristrigatus

Acronicta atristrigatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Austin

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

10 Verified sightings at Austin
March Best month

About the Acronicta atristrigatus

Acronicta atristrigatus is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). The MONA or Hodges number for Acronicta atristrigatus is 9232. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Acronicta atristrigatus in Austin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Acronicta atristrigatus sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1316th most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Acronicta atristrigatus in Austin?

March

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Acronicta atristrigatus in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months.

Where else can you see an Acronicta atristrigatus?

Only Austin, in our data

Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Acronicta atristrigatus sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Acronicta atristrigatus live in Austin?

Same genus: Acronicta

The closest relatives of the Acronicta atristrigatus that you can see in Austin (genus Acronicta, Dagger Moths) are Hackberry Dagger (about 10%), Acronicta tota (about 10%) and Delightful Dagger (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Acronicta atristrigatus sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Acronicta atristrigatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (10 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.

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