Alypiodes bimaculata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Alypiodes bimaculata, the two-spotted forester, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for Alypiodes bimaculata is 9312. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Forester sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 114th most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Forester in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months. Those are among Mexico City's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in December.
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Two-Spotted Forester sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Two-Spotted Forester is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (72 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.
