Agnorisma badinodis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Agnorisma badinodis (pale-banded dart or spotted-sided cutworm) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in southern Canada and United States, east of the 100th meridian, and exclusive of the Deep South. The wingspan is about 36 mm. There is one generation per year.
Recorded food plants include Brassica nigra, Malus, Medicago sativa, Nicotiana tabacum, Rumex crispus, Sisymbrium officinale, Stellaria media, Symphyotrichum ericoides, Trifolium, Triticum aestivum and Vitis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-Banded Dart sighting in Baltimore on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 242nd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-Banded Dart in Baltimore on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-Banded Dart sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Pale-Banded Dart sightings, Baltimore has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Austin (United States, under 5%) and Dallas (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Pale-Banded Dart that you can see in Baltimore (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Bristly Cutworm Moth (about 10%), Ipsilon Dart Moth (about 10%) and Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-Banded Dart 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.
