Chionodes mariona
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Chionodes mariona is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, southern Texas and Mexico. The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are glossy black with two conspicuous cream-colored spots. The first one has the form of a short triangular dash on the outer third of the costa, while the other is an irregular spot of about the same size on the dorsum just beyond the middle. The hindwings are smoky fuscous.
The larvae feed on Abutilon incanum, Abutilon berlandieri, Malvastrum (including Malvastrum coromandelianum), Sida and Wissadula species. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 6.5–7 mm. They have a yellowish white body with a subdorsal and a lateral longitudinal row of large red blotches and a longitudinal row of smaller red spots. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chionodes mariona sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 739th 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 September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chionodes mariona in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–June, the lowest months.
Only Austin, in our data
Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chionodes mariona sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chionodes mariona is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (26 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.
