Feltia subterranea
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Feltia subterranea, formerly known as Agrotis subterranea, and commonly known as the granulate cutworm, subterranean dart moth, or tawny shoulder, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, from Massachusetts and New York to California and the southern parts of the United States and Mexico. It is also present in Central America and South America where it has been reported in Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, South-East Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, and the Antilles.
The wingspan is 38–44 mm. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including over 61 hosts of economic importance. The adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 10 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Subterranean Dart sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 184 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 93rd 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.
February–July and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Subterranean Dart in Houston on a given day, against under 5% in January and August–September, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Subterranean Dart sightings, Houston ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%), Mesa (United States, about 10%) and Sacramento (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Subterranean Dart 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 Subterranean Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (184 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.
