Stigmella quercipulchella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Stigmella quercipulchella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ontario. There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Q. palustris, Q. marilandica and Q. rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Stigmella quercipulchella sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 668th 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Stigmella quercipulchella in Boston on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stigmella quercipulchella sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Boston, in our data
Boston is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Stigmella quercipulchella sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Stigmella
The closest relatives of the Stigmella quercipulchella that you can see in Boston (genus Stigmella) are Stigmella prunifoliella (about 10%), Stigmella intermedia (about 10%) and Stigmella rosaefoliella (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stigmella quercipulchella is recorded against all the insects logged in Boston (12 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.
