Elasmia packardii
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Elasmia packardii is a species of moth of the family Notodontidae. It occurs in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Mexico. The wingspan is 30–41 mm. The overall colour is light grey blue to grey with obscure transverse forewing
markings, sometimes showing slight brownish shadings over the reniform spot and in the postmedial and subterminal areas. Males and females are similar in appearance. Adults are on wing from April to early October. The larvae feed on Ungnadia speciosa and Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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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 Packard's Prominent sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1106th 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 Packard's Prominent in Austin on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Austin, in our data
Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Packard's Prominent sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Packard's Prominent is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (11 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.
