Hypena scabra
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Hypena scabra, the green cloverworm or black snout, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. It is found in North America from Canada south to Florida and Texas. It has also been reported from Great Britain, due to an American soybean shipment.
The wingspan is 25–35 mm. Adults are on wing from March to November or all year round in warmer regions. There are multiple generations per year. It is a generalist, and larvae feed on a wide variety of plants including many within the pea family (Fabaceae). It also reportedly feeds on maples (Acer), cherries (Prunus), hackberries (Celtis), elms (Ulmus) and many more. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Cloverworm Moth sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 237 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 69th 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 and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Cloverworm Moth in Houston on a given day, against under 5% in May to August, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Cloverworm 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.
8th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Green Cloverworm Moth sightings, Houston ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 30%), Dallas (United States, about 20%) and Baltimore (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Green Cloverworm Moth that you can see in Houston (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Salt Marsh Moth (about 20%), Fall Webworm Moth (about 20%) and Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Cloverworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (237 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.
