Fireweed Clearwing Moth

Fireweed Clearwing Moth

Albuna pyramidalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Portland

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

6 Verified sightings at Portland
101 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Fireweed Clearwing Moth

Albuna pyramidalis, the fireweed clearwing moth, is a species of clearwing moth in the family Sesiidae. The MONA or Hodges number for Albuna pyramidalis is 2533. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
2 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
3 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
6 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fireweed Clearwing Moth in Portland?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fireweed Clearwing Moth sighting in Portland on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 427th most-seen of the 507 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 Fireweed Clearwing Moth in Portland?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fireweed Clearwing Moth in Portland on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Fireweed Clearwing Moth?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fireweed Clearwing Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Fireweed Clearwing Moth?

Only Portland, in our data

Portland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Fireweed Clearwing Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Fireweed Clearwing Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fireweed Clearwing Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Portland (6 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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