Bucculatrix ambrosiaefoliella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Bucculatrix ambrosiaefoliella is a species of moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Texas, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, Maine and Ohio. The species was first described by V. T. Chambers in 1875.
The wingspan is 7.5–8 mm. Adults are on wing from late summer to October. The species probably overwinters as an adult. The larvae feed on Ambrosia and Helianthus species and Parthenium hysterophorus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a short, tortuous, linear mine ending in a small blotch. Pupation takes place in a white, slender cocoon. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bucculatrix ambrosiaefoliella sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1503rd 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 Bucculatrix ambrosiaefoliella in Austin on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Austin, in our data
Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bucculatrix ambrosiaefoliella sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bucculatrix ambrosiaefoliella is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (6 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.
