Feltia jaculifera
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Feltia jaculifera, the dingy cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae and is common throughout North America. There are three other species of Feltia that are often confused for F. jaculifera and they are F. herilis, F. subgothica and F. tricosa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Cutworm Moth sighting in Calgary on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 104th most-seen of the 256 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.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Cutworm Moth in Calgary on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dingy Cutworm Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Dingy Cutworm Moth sightings, Calgary ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Edmonton (Canada, about 10%) and Denver (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dingy Cutworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Calgary (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.
