Chloridea virescens
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Chloridea virescens, commonly known as the tobacco budworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae found throughout the eastern and southwestern United States along with parts of Central America and South America. It is a major pest of field crops including tobacco (as its common name suggests) and cotton. It is able to reproduce on a wide variety of host plants ranging from fruits, vegetables, flowers, and weeds. Control of this pest has proven to be particularly difficult due to a variety of factors, but widespread insecticide and pesticide resistance have proven particularly concerning.
Chloridea virescens was formerly a member of the genus Heliothis, but was moved to the reinstated genus Chloridea as a result of genetic and morphological research published in 2013. Adult C. virescens are brownish in color with a light green tinge. The front wings have three dark bands, each associated with a whitish or cream border. Hindwings are whitish with a dark band at the distal margin. Fully grown adults measure between 28 and 35 mm (1.1 to 1.4 inches) in wingspan. Females are generally darker in color than males.
The tobacco budworm goes through 4 life stages... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tobacco Budworm Moth sighting in Sacramento on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 184th most-seen of the 386 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tobacco Budworm Moth in Sacramento on a given day, against under 5% in July and November–May, the lowest months. Those are among Sacramento's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 120 mm in December.
Yes
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Tobacco Budworm Moth sightings, Sacramento has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come San Diego (United States, under 5%) and Chicago (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Tobacco Budworm Moth that you can see in Sacramento (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Large Yellow Underwing (about 10%), Armyworm Moth (about 10%) and Subterranean Dart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tobacco Budworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Sacramento (15 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.
