Acontia cretata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Acontia cretata, the chalky bird dropping moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1870. It is found from the US states of California to Texas and Oklahoma, north to Colorado and Utah.
The wingspan is 22–27 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. The larva has been recorded as a host of the parasitoid braconid wasp Bracon mellitor. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chalky Bird Dropping Moth sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 657th 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 and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chalky Bird Dropping Moth in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chalky Bird Dropping Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Chalky Bird Dropping Moth sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come San Antonio (United States, under 5%).
Same genus: Acontia
The closest relatives of the Chalky Bird Dropping Moth that you can see in Austin (genus Acontia) are Exposed Bird Dropping Moth (about 10%) and Four-Patched Bird-Dropping Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chalky Bird Dropping Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (31 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.
