Samea ecclesialis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Samea ecclesialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States, where it has been recorded from North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas.
Adults are on wing nearly year-round in the southern part of the range. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Assembly Moth sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 377th most-seen of the 1412 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.
September to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Assembly Moth in Dallas on a given day, against under 5% in December to August, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Assembly Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
5th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Assembly Moth sightings, Dallas ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Miami (United States, about 10%), Houston (United States, about 10%) and Orlando (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Assembly Moth that you can see in Dallas (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Garden Webworm Moth (about 10%), Celery Leaftier Moth (about 10%) and Waterlily Leafcutter Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Assembly Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (50 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.
