Saurita mecrida
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Apeplopoda mecrida is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1889. It found in the US state of Arizona, Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Saurita mecrida sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 297th 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 Saurita mecrida in Mexico City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Saurita mecrida sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Saurita mecrida sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Saurita mecrida that you can see in Mexico City (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 20%) and Arachnis dilecta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Saurita mecrida is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (17 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.
