Ethmia semilugens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Ethmia semilugens is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico in the arid parts of Colorado through central Texas, New Mexico, northern Chihuahua, Arizona and southern California. The length of the forewings is 8.7–12 mm (0.34–0.47 in). The ground color of the forewings is brownish black with a broad white dorsal margin. The ground color of the hindwings is whitish, slightly to strongly brownish toward the apex, at times mostly brownish except basally. Adults are on wing from late February to March (in south-western Texas) and to September (in Chihuahua). There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Phacelia calthifolia and Phacelia crenulata in California. The larvae live on the leaves without a shelter. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mourning Ethmia sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 398th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mourning Ethmia in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months.
Only Austin, in our data
Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mourning Ethmia sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mourning Ethmia is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (72 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.
