Friseria acaciella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Friseria acaciella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Mexico and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Texas and Louisiana. The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark purple slightly lighter toward the apex and along the dorsal edge. There is a large oblique quadrangular yellowish white spot at the basal third, reaching with one corner down over the fold. A faint and ill-defined irregular transverse whitish line is found at the apical third between the darker basal and the lighter apical part of the wing. The hindwings are dark fuscous.
The larvae feed on Acacia farnesiana. The larva is whitish with black head. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Friseria acaciella sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1205th 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 Friseria acaciella 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 Friseria acaciella sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Gelechiidae
The closest relatives of the Friseria acaciella that you can see in Austin (family Gelechiidae, Twirler Moths) are Anacampsis fullonella (about 10%), Telphusa perspicua (about 10%) and Red-Necked Peanutworm Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Friseria acaciella is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (10 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.
