Catocala micronympha
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Catocala micronympha, the little nymph underwing or little bride underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America from southern Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba through New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New Jersey to Florida, west to Texas and then north through Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, to Wisconsin and Minnesota and then east to Michigan.
The wingspan is 35–50 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year. The larvae feed on Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus stellata, and Quercus virginiana Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Nymph Underwing sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 119 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 311th most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Nymph Underwing in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months. That is one of Austin's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 45 mm in February.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Little Nymph Underwing sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come San Antonio (United States, under 5%) and Dallas (United States, under 5%).
Same genus: Catocala
The closest relatives of the Little Nymph Underwing that you can see in Austin (genus Catocala, Underwing Moths) are Sad Underwing (about 10%) and Agrippina Underwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Nymph Underwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (119 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.
