Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth
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Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth

Acontia candefacta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Austin

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

51 Verified sightings at Austin
March Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
3 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
<5%
6 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
10 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Closest Relatives at Austin

Exposed Bird Dropping Moth

Exposed Bird Dropping Moth

Insect

Acontia aprica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Four-Patched Bird-Dropping Moth

Four-Patched Bird-Dropping Moth

🌙 Nocturnal Insect

Acontia quadriplaga

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
One-Spotted Bird-Dropping Moth

One-Spotted Bird-Dropping Moth

🌙 Nocturnal Insect

Acontia phecolisca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Acontia erastrioides

Acontia erastrioides

Insect

Acontia erastrioides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Chalky Bird Dropping Moth

Chalky Bird Dropping Moth

🌙 Nocturnal Insect

Acontia cretata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Acontia obatra

Acontia obatra

Insect

Acontia obatra

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Acontia fasciatella

Acontia fasciatella

Insect

Acontia fasciatella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Acontia libedis

Acontia libedis

🌙 Nocturnal Insect

Acontia libedis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Acontia semiflava

Acontia semiflava

Insect

Acontia semiflava

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Four-Spotted Bird-Dropping Moth

Four-Spotted Bird-Dropping Moth

Insect

Tarache tetragona

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Acontia dama

Acontia dama

☀️🌙 Day & Night Insect

Acontia dama

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Wedgling Moth

Wedgling Moth

☀️🌙 Day & Night Insect

Galgula partita

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth in Austin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 502nd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth in Austin?

March–April and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and November–February, the lowest months.

Is Austin the best place to see an Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth?

3rd of 12

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth sightings, Austin ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Budapest (Hungary, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth live in Austin?

Same genus: Acontia

The closest relatives of the Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth that you can see in Austin (genus Acontia) are Exposed Bird Dropping Moth (about 10%) and Four-Patched Bird-Dropping Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (51 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.

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