Pero meskaria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Pero meskaria, Meske's pero moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths). It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1876 and is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Texas west to California, east through Nevada, Utah and western Colorado.
The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm. The larvae feed on Clematis drummondii. Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Meske's Pero Moth sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 929th 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 Meske's Pero Moth in Austin on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Meske's Pero Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Austin, in our data
Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Meske's Pero Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Meske's Pero Moth that you can see in Austin (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Pannaria Wave (about 10%), Brown-Shaded Gray (about 10%) and Bent-Lined Carpet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Meske's Pero Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (16 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.
