Disclisioprocta stellata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Disclisioprocta stellata, the somber carpet or bougainvillea looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, the islands of the Indian Ocean, and from eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick) south through the United States, Mexico, the Antilles, Bahamas and Bermuda Islands to Bolivia and Brazil. It was introduced to Hawaii in 1993.
The wingspan is 25–33 mm. In North America, adults are on wing all year round in the south and from July to November in the north. Larvae have been recorded on Amaranthus, Proboscidea, Bougainvillea and Boerhaavia erecta, Pisonia aculeata and Mirabilis jalapa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Somber Carpet Moth sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 135 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 130th most-seen of the 851 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.
July–August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Somber Carpet Moth in Los Angeles on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–June, the lowest months. Those are among Los Angeles's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 75 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Somber Carpet 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.
5th of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Somber Carpet Moth sightings, Los Angeles ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Puebla (México, about 10%), Mexico City (México, about 10%) and San Diego (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Somber Carpet Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (135 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.
