Apatelodes pudefacta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Apatelodes pudefacta, the pudefacted apatelodes moth, is a moth in the family Apatelodidae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in the US state of Arizona and Mexico. The length of the forewings is 17–18 mm.
The larvae feed on Baccharis bigelovii. Pupation takes place in a cell in the soil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lined Apatelodes sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 332nd most-seen of the 557 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 Lined Apatelodes in Mexico City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lined Apatelodes sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Lined Apatelodes that you can see in Mexico City (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Two-Tailed Swallowtail (about 40%), Green-Eyed White (about 30%) and Juno Silverspot (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lined Apatelodes is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (15 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.
