Green Oak-Slug Moth

Green Oak-Slug Moth

Euclea incisa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San Antonio

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

40 Verified sightings at San Antonio
13 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Green Oak-Slug Moth

Euclea incisa is a species of slug caterpillar moth in the family Limacodidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Oak-Slug Moth in San Antonio?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Oak-Slug Moth sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 216th most-seen of the 697 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.

When is the best time to see a Green Oak-Slug Moth in San Antonio?

May–June, August and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Oak-Slug Moth in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in July, September–October and December–April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green Oak-Slug Moth?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Oak-Slug Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is San Antonio the best place to see a Green Oak-Slug Moth?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Green Oak-Slug Moth sightings, San Antonio ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%) and Houston (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Green Oak-Slug Moth live in San Antonio?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Green Oak-Slug Moth that you can see in San Antonio (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Gulf Fritillary (about 40%), Monarch (about 30%) and Queen (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Green Oak-Slug Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Oak-Slug Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (40 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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