Garella nilotica
In 3 days ~10%
Garella nilotica, the black-olive caterpillar or bungee caterpillar, is a moth of the family Nolidae. It was described by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1881. It has a pantropical distribution, including the eastern North America (from Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New York south to Florida and Texas), the Caribbean, the Iberian Peninsula, Australia, Guam, Fiji, Samoa, the Galápagos Islands and the Chagos Archipelago.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs in at least five families of broad-leaved plants, including Cynometra, Heritiera, Mangifera, Terminalia, Rhododendron, Bucida (including Bucida buceras), Canocarpus, Olea, Prunus, Salix and Tamarix species. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Olive Caterpillar Moth sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 905th most-seen of the 1057 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Olive Caterpillar Moth in Houston on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Black-Olive Caterpillar Moth sightings, Houston ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Miami (United States, under 5%) and Austin (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Olive Caterpillar Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (6 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.
