Eichlinia cucurbitae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Squash Vine Borer sighting in Baltimore on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 199th 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 Squash Vine Borer in Baltimore on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Squash Vine Borer sightings, Baltimore ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Detroit (United States, about 10%), Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, about 10%) and Boston (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Squash Vine Borer that you can see in Baltimore (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Monarch (about 30%), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (about 20%) and Small White (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Squash Vine Borer is recorded against all the insects logged in Baltimore (25 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.
