Garella nilotica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Garella nilotica, the black-olive caterpillar or bungee caterpillar, is a moth of the family Nolidae. It was described by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1881. It has a pantropical distribution, including the eastern North America (from Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New York south to Florida and Texas), the Caribbean, the Iberian Peninsula, Australia, Guam, Fiji, Samoa, the Galápagos Islands and the Chagos Archipelago.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs in at least five families of broad-leaved plants, including Cynometra, Heritiera, Mangifera, Terminalia, Rhododendron, Bucida (including Bucida buceras), Canocarpus, Olea, Prunus, Salix and Tamarix species. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Olive Caterpillar Moth sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 672nd 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Olive Caterpillar Moth in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Black-Olive Caterpillar Moth sightings, Austin ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Miami (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Olive Caterpillar Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (33 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.
