Phyllocnistis vitegenella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Phyllocnistis vitegenella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is native to North America, but has been recorded from northern Italy in 1994, Slovenia in 2004 and Switzerland in 2009. The larvae feed on American native species of Vitis and it has become a pest of the cultivated Vitis vinifera. They mine the leaves of their host plants. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Phyllocnistis vitegenella sighting in Orlando on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 213th most-seen of the 294 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.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phyllocnistis vitegenella in Orlando on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Orlando's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 210 mm in June.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phyllocnistis vitegenella sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Phyllocnistis vitegenella sightings, Orlando ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 10%), Washington (United States, under 5%) and Miami (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Phyllocnistis vitegenella that you can see in Orlando (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Monarch (about 30%), Gulf Fritillary (about 20%) and White Peacock (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phyllocnistis vitegenella is recorded against all the insects logged in Orlando (8 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.
