Udea rubigalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Udea rubigalis, the celery leaftier or greenhouse leaftier, is a member of the family Crambidae. It is found across the Americas. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. The larvae are polyphagous and feed on a wide variety of plants from different plant families. Preferred host plants are:
The larvae have also been recorded to be less injuriously feeding on: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Celery Leaftier Moth sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 217 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 80th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Celery Leaftier Moth in Houston on a given day, against under 5% in June to August, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Celery Leaftier Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
6th of 16
Of the 16 cities where we can rate Celery Leaftier Moth sightings, Houston ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 20%), Dallas (United States, about 10%) and Baltimore (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Celery Leaftier Moth that you can see in Houston (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Garden Webworm Moth (about 10%), Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%) and Waterlily Leafcutter Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Celery Leaftier Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (217 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.
