Garella nilotica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Garella nilotica, the black-olive caterpillar or bungee caterpillar, is a moth of the family Nolidae. It was described by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1881. It has a pantropical distribution, including the eastern North America (from Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New York south to Florida and Texas), the Caribbean, the Iberian Peninsula, Australia, Guam, Fiji, Samoa, the Galápagos Islands and the Chagos Archipelago.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs in at least five families of broad-leaved plants, including Cynometra, Heritiera, Mangifera, Terminalia, Rhododendron, Bucida (including Bucida buceras), Canocarpus, Olea, Prunus, Salix and Tamarix species. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Olive Caterpillar Moth sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 67 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 187th most-seen of the 826 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Olive Caterpillar Moth in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Black-Olive Caterpillar Moth sightings, Miami has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Austin (United States, under 5%) and Houston (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Black-Olive Caterpillar Moth that you can see in Miami (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Zebra Longwing (about 30%), Monarch (about 30%) and Gulf Fritillary (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Olive Caterpillar Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (67 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.
