Uresiphita reversalis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Uresiphita reversalis, the genista broom moth or sophora worm, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. U. reversalis was probably native to Mexico before spreading north and becoming established in Los Angeles by 1930 and the San Francisco Bay Area by 1980. It has since been recorded across the United States and in Cuba, Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Jamaica. Both adults and caterpillars are aposematic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Genista Broom Moth sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 460 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–July and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Genista Broom Moth in Austin on a given day, against about 10% in August–September and November–April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Genista Broom Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Genista Broom Moth sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come San Antonio (United States, about 10%) and San Francisco (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Genista Broom Moth that you can see in Austin (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Celery Leaftier Moth (about 20%), Garden Webworm Moth (about 20%) and Belted Grass-Veneer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Genista Broom Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (460 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.
