Acronicta rubricoma
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Acronicta rubricoma, the ruddy dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Ontario and New York to central Florida, west to Texas and east Kansas. The wingspan is 38–44 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October depending on the location. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on elm, hackberry and sumac. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hackberry Dagger sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 171st 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.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hackberry Dagger in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hackberry Dagger sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Hackberry Dagger sightings, San Antonio ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hackberry Dagger is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (58 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.
