Samea ecclesialis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Samea ecclesialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States, where it has been recorded from North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas.
Adults are on wing nearly year-round in the southern part of the range. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Assembly Moth sighting in Orlando on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 56th most-seen of the 294 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, June–August, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Assembly Moth in Orlando on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–May, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Assembly Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Assembly Moth sightings, Orlando ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Miami (United States, about 10%) and Houston (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Assembly Moth that you can see in Orlando (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Orange-Spotted Flower Moth (about 10%) and Coffee-Loving Pyrausta Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Assembly Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Orlando (33 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.
