Tosale oviplagalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Tosale oviplagalis, the dimorphic tosale moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dimorphic Tosale Moth sighting in Baltimore on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 546th most-seen of the 705 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 Dimorphic Tosale Moth in Baltimore 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 Dimorphic Tosale Moth 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.
Only Baltimore, in our data
Baltimore is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dimorphic Tosale Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Dimorphic Tosale Moth that you can see in Baltimore (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Meal Moth (about 10%), Yellow-Fringed Dolichomia Moth (about 10%) and Boxwood Leaftier Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dimorphic Tosale Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Baltimore (6 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.
