Digrammia colorata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Digrammia colorata, the creosote moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Creosote Moth sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 232 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.
January, April–June and August–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Creosote Moth in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, July and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Creosote Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Creosote Moth sightings, Mesa has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Las Vegas (United States, about 10%) and Phoenix (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Creosote Moth that you can see in Mesa (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Dot-Lined Angle (about 10%) and Dwarf Tawny Wave (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Creosote Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Mesa (22 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.
