Nemapogon variatella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Nemapogon variatella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in almost all of Europe. It is also found in North America. The wingspan is about 12 mm. The larvae feed on bracket fungus or dead wood, and possibly on dried grain or stored produce. Recorded food includes Coriolus versicolor, Laetiporus sulphureus and Polyporus squamosus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Corn Clothes Moth sighting in Edmonton on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 159th most-seen of the 390 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.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Corn Clothes Moth in Edmonton on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Only Edmonton, in our data
Edmonton is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pale Corn Clothes Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Pale Corn Clothes Moth that you can see in Edmonton (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Mourning Cloak (about 30%), Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth (about 20%) and Northern Azure (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale Corn Clothes Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Edmonton (15 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.
