Hypsopygia olinalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Hypsopygia olinalis, the yellow-fringed dolichomia, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in eastern North America. The wingspan is 16–24 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in the American north-east and from May to September in North Carolina.
The larvae feed on Quercus species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Fringed Dolichomia Moth sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 291st 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Fringed Dolichomia Moth in Boston on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Fringed Dolichomia Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
5th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Yellow-Fringed Dolichomia Moth sightings, Boston ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Baltimore (United States, about 10%), Austin (United States, about 10%) and Detroit (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-Fringed Dolichomia Moth that you can see in Boston (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Meal 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 Yellow-Fringed Dolichomia Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Boston (42 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.
