Feltia jaculifera
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Feltia jaculifera, the dingy cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae and is common throughout North America. There are three other species of Feltia that are often confused for F. jaculifera and they are F. herilis, F. subgothica and F. tricosa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Cutworm Moth sighting in Edmonton on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 390 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Cutworm Moth in Edmonton on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dingy Cutworm Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Dingy Cutworm Moth sightings, Edmonton has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Denver (United States, under 5%) and Calgary (Canada, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dingy Cutworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Edmonton (42 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.
