Scoparia palloralis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Scoparia palloralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to southern California, Colorado and western Texas.
The length of the forewings is 5–9 mm. The forewings are tinged with brown and have inconspicuous maculation (spots). Adults are on wing from April to June in California and from July to August in Arizona. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scoparia palloralis sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 929th 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.
November and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scoparia palloralis in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in January to October, the lowest months.
Only Austin, in our data
Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Scoparia palloralis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Scoparia palloralis that you can see in Austin (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Celery Leaftier Moth (about 20%), Garden Webworm Moth (about 20%) and Genista Broom Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scoparia palloralis is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (17 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.
