Lacinipolia laudabilis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lacinipolia laudabilis, the laudable arches moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. It is also found in Mexico and Costa Rica. It has been recorded from Great Britain, where it was probably accidentally imported, but it might also be a rare immigrant.
The wingspan is 20–28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round. The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Laudable Arches sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 53 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.
April–May and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Laudable Arches in Dallas on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Laudable Arches sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Laudable Arches sightings, Dallas ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%), Baltimore (United States, about 10%) and Philadelphia (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Laudable Arches is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (53 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.
