Argyrogramma verruca
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Argyrogramma verruca (golden looper) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Maine to Florida to Texas, Kentucky, Arizona, Kansas, Southern Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Southern Ontario, the Antilles, Central America to Brazil to Northern Argentina and Paraguay.
The wingspan is about 28 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Looper Moth sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 522nd most-seen of the 1057 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.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Looper Moth in Houston on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.
Only Houston, in our data
Houston is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Golden Looper Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Golden Looper Moth that you can see in Houston (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Wedgling Moth (about 10%), Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth (about 10%) and Green Cutworm Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Looper Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (17 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.
