Autographa bimaculata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Autographa bimaculata, the two-spotted looper moth, twin gold spot or double-spotted spangle, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Francis Stephens in 1830. It is found in North America from Newfoundland west, just short of the coast of British Columbia, north to the Northwest Territories and south to New Mexico in the west and Pennsylvania and Long Island in the east.
The wingspan is 37–40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Taraxacum, but also accept Plantago and Urtica dioica. 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 Two-Spotted Looper Moth sighting in Edmonton on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 251st 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Looper Moth in Edmonton on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Edmonton's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
Only Edmonton, in our data
Edmonton is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Two-Spotted Looper 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 Two-Spotted Looper Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Edmonton (13 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.
