Carmenta phoradendri
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Carmenta phoradendri, the mistletoe borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by George Paul Engelhardt in 1946. It is known from south-eastern Arizona and southern Texas in the United States and from Mexico.
Adults are on wing in August and September. Larvae feed on Phoradendron tomentosum growing on mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mistletoe Borer Moth sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1392nd 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.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mistletoe Borer Moth in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.
Only Austin, in our data
Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mistletoe Borer Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mistletoe Borer Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (6 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.
