Pyla fusca
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Pyla fusca is a snout moth of the subfamily Phycitinae and inhabits the Holarctic. It is distinct from the other species of the genus Pyla, which are only found in North America, and has been proposed for separation in a monotypic genus Matilella. Considering the insufficient knowledge of Phycitinae, this may be warranted, and eventually relatives of this specimens might be discovered in the Old World, or it might turn out to be a cryptic species complex. On the other hand, its separation might render Pyla paraphyletic, in which case it would not be warranted. More research is required to resolve this question.
The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, sprinkled with grey-whitish; first and second lines obscurely pale, darker-edged; two darker transversely placed discal dots. Hindwings fuscous. Larva brown-blackish, incisions brownish; dorsal line black; head and plate of 2 black : on Erica; 7-9. The imago appears to frequent especially those places where the heath has been partly burnt, to which its blackish colouring is adapted.
The moths are on wing from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on Erica and Vaccinium species. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Black Pyla Moth sighting in Edmonton on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 103rd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Black Pyla Moth in Edmonton on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. Those are among Edmonton's wettest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
Only Edmonton, in our data
Edmonton is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Speckled Black Pyla Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckled Black Pyla Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Edmonton (40 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.
