Galasa nigrinodis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Galasa nigrinodis, the boxwood leaftier moth or boxwood webworm, is moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in eastern North America. The wingspan is 13–20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. The larvae feed on the leaves of Buxus species. They tie together and eat dead leaves of their host plant. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Boxwood Leaftier Moth sighting in Baltimore on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 217th most-seen of the 705 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Boxwood Leaftier Moth in Baltimore on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Boxwood Leaftier Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Boxwood Leaftier Moth sightings, Baltimore ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Boxwood Leaftier Moth that you can see in Baltimore (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Meal Moth (about 10%) and Yellow-Fringed Dolichomia Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Boxwood Leaftier Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Baltimore (24 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.
