Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth

Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth

Syntomeida ipomoeae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Miami

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

13 Verified sightings at Miami
22 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth

Syntomeida ipomoeae, the yellow-banded wasp moth or orange-banded wasp moth, is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839. It is found in the US states of Florida and Georgia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth in Miami?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 499th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth in Miami?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth in Miami on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth?

Only Miami, in our data

Miami is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (13 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.

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