Acrolophus popeanella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Acrolophus popeanella (Clemens' grass tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 528th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
7th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth sightings, Austin ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Baltimore (United States, about 10%), Washington (United States, about 10%) and Dallas (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Acrolophus
The closest relatives of the Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth that you can see in Austin (genus Acrolophus, Grass Tubeworm Moths) are Piger Grass Tubeworm Moth (about 20%), Heppner's Grass Tubeworm Moth (about 10%) and Frilly Grass Tubeworm Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (50 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.
