Elaphria grata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Elaphria grata, the grateful midget moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and
Wisconsin. The wingspan is 20–26 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in multiple generations per year. The larvae have been recorded feeding on forbs, Quercus species and dead leaves. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grateful Midget sighting in Philadelphia on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 340th most-seen of the 632 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.
April and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grateful Midget in Philadelphia on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and September–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grateful Midget sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
4th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Grateful Midget sightings, Philadelphia ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Baltimore (United States, about 10%), Washington (United States, under 5%) and Dallas (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Grateful Midget that you can see in Philadelphia (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are American Dagger (about 10%), Large Yellow Underwing (about 10%) and Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grateful Midget is recorded against all the insects logged in Philadelphia (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.
