Pannaria Wave

Pannaria Wave

Leptostales pannaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Austin

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

493 Verified sightings at Austin
6 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Pannaria Wave

Leptostales pannaria, the pannaria wave moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. The MONA or Hodges number for Leptostales pannaria is 7173. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pannaria Wave in Austin?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pannaria Wave sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 493 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 40th most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pannaria Wave in Austin?

July

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pannaria Wave in Austin on a given day, against about 10% in February–May, September–October and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pannaria Wave?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pannaria Wave sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Austin the best place to see a Pannaria Wave?

Yes

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Pannaria Wave sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Houston (United States, about 10%) and Dallas (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Pannaria Wave live in Austin?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Pannaria Wave that you can see in Austin (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Brown-Shaded Gray (about 10%), Bent-Lined Carpet (about 10%) and Dot-Lined Angle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pannaria Wave sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pannaria Wave is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (493 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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