Lacinipolia renigera
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Lacinipolia renigera (kidney-spotted minor or bristly cutworm) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. The moth flies from May to October depending on the location. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bristly Cutworm Moth sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 480th most-seen of the 1200 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.
June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bristly Cutworm Moth in Boston on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–May, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bristly Cutworm 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.
10th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Bristly Cutworm Moth sightings, Boston ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Baltimore (United States, about 10%), Detroit (United States, about 10%) and Edmonton (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Bristly Cutworm Moth that you can see in Boston (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Large Yellow Underwing (about 10%), Armyworm Moth (about 10%) and American Copper Underwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bristly Cutworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Boston (22 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.
