Helcystogramma melantherella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Helcystogramma melantherella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1900. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from North Carolina south to Florida and west to Texas and Arkansas. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Helcystogramma melantherella sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 781st 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 Helcystogramma melantherella in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Only Austin, in our data
Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Helcystogramma melantherella sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Gelechiidae
The closest relatives of the Helcystogramma melantherella 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 Helcystogramma melantherella is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (27 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.
