Syntomeida melanthus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Syntomeida melanthus, the black-banded wasp moth, is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Arizona, southern and western Texas, the West Indies, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and Venezuela.
In the United States, adults have been recorded on wing from April to June and again from August to November. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, mostly in the Convolvulaceae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Banded Wasp Moth sighting in Guadalajara on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 137th most-seen of the 229 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 November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Banded Wasp Moth in Guadalajara on a given day, against under 5% in September–October and December–July, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Banded Wasp Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Black-Banded Wasp Moth sightings, Guadalajara ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Monterrey (México, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Black-Banded Wasp Moth that you can see in Guadalajara (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 10%), Eucereon myrina (about 10%) and Hieroglyphic Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Banded Wasp Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Guadalajara (10 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.
