Palpita freemanalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Palpita freemanalis, or Freeman's palpita moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1952. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
The wingspan is 20–22 mm. Adults have been recorded from March to September, with most records from August. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Freeman's Palpita Moth sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 103 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 230th most-seen of the 1412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Freeman's Palpita Moth in Dallas on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months.
Only Dallas, in our data
Dallas is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Freeman's Palpita Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Freeman's Palpita Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (103 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.
