Colobochyla interpuncta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Colobochyla interpuncta, the swamp belle or yellow-lined owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. It is found in North American wetlands from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia south to Florida and Texas.
The wingspan is 20–24 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are two generations per year in Ohio and Connecticut and more southward. The larvae feed on willow. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Lined Owlet sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1316th 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 Yellow-Lined Owlet in Austin on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Lined Owlet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Austin, in our data
Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yellow-Lined Owlet sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-Lined Owlet that you can see in Austin (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Green Cloverworm Moth (about 30%), Salt Marsh Moth (about 20%) and Indomitable Graphic Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Lined Owlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (8 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.
