Elaphria nucicolora
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Elaphria nucicolora, the sugarcane midget, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from the south-eastern United States (Florida to North Carolina, west to Texas), through Guadeloupe, Jamaica and Puerto Rico to tropical South America (Peru and French Guiana). It is also present on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Maui and Hawaii.
The wingspan is about 21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to November in Georgia and may be present year round in Florida and the tropics. Larvae have been recorded feeding on watermelon, Emilia flammea, Euphorbia hirta, Portulaca oleracea, Synedrella nodiflora as well as sugarcane. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sugarcane Midget sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 376th 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sugarcane Midget in Houston on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sugarcane Midget sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Houston, in our data
Houston is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sugarcane Midget sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sugarcane Midget is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (30 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.
