Cosmopterix pulchrimella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cosmopterix pulchrimella, the beautiful cosmopterix moth, is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from the United States (from Massachusetts, Michigan, and southern Wyoming south to southern Florida, southern Arizona, and New Mexico) and Canada. It is also present in the Palearctic realm, where it is known from the Mediterranean Basin, from Portugal to the western Transcaucasus, north to Switzerland and Hungary. It has also been recorded from the Azores, the Canary Islands and Madeira. It has recently been found in southern England.
Male, female. Forewing length 3.0-4.0 mm. Head: frons shining grey, shining white towards clypeus, vertex and neck tufts shining dark brown, laterally and medially lined white, collar shining dark brown; labial palpus first segment very short, white, second segment four-fifths of the length of third, shining white on inside, dark brown with a white longitudinal line on outside, third segment white, lined brown laterally; scape dorsally shining dark brown with a white anterior line, ventrally shining white, antenna shining dark brown with a white interrupted line from base to beyond one-half, near base often uninterrupted... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Cosmopterix Moth sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 982nd 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Cosmopterix Moth in Austin on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Beautiful Cosmopterix Moth sightings, Austin ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in London (United Kingdom, under 5%) and Istanbul (Turkey, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Beautiful Cosmopterix Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (15 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.
