Dioryctria auranticella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Dioryctria auranticella, the ponderosa pineconeworm moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. It is found in western North America from southern British Columbia south to California and Arizona, east to South Dakota and New Mexico.
Its wingspan is 10.5–14 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-July to early August. The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa and Pinus attenuata. They generally feed in the cones of their host plant, but occasionally feed on the twigs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ponderosa Pine Coneworm Moth sighting in Denver on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 352nd most-seen of the 461 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ponderosa Pine Coneworm Moth in Denver on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Denver, in our data
Denver is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ponderosa Pine Coneworm Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ponderosa Pine Coneworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Denver (7 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.
