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Gnorimoschema saphirinella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Gnorimoschema saphirinella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875. It is widespread throughout North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.
The length of the forewings is 4.5–6 mm for males and 4.2-5.9 mm for females. Adults are on wing from February to October. The larvae feed on Ambrosia chamissonis, Ambrosia confertifolia and Ambrosia psilostachya. They mine the leaves of their host plants. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gnorimoschema saphirinella sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 755th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gnorimoschema saphirinella in Dallas on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months.
Only Dallas, in our data
Dallas is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gnorimoschema saphirinella sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Gelechiidae
The closest relatives of the Gnorimoschema saphirinella that you can see in Dallas (family Gelechiidae, Twirler Moths) are Red-Necked Peanutworm Moth (about 10%), Anacampsis fullonella (about 10%) and Polyhymno Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gnorimoschema saphirinella is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (16 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.
