Samea ecclesialis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Samea ecclesialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States, where it has been recorded from North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas.
Adults are on wing nearly year-round in the southern part of the range. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Assembly Moth sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 208 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 87th most-seen of the 1057 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.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Assembly Moth in Houston on a given day, against under 5% in January to June, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Assembly Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Assembly Moth sightings, Houston ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Miami (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Assembly Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (208 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.
