Marmara opuntiella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Marmara opuntiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Texas in the United States and from Mexico. There are records of similar larvae with identical habits from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Peru and Venezuela, and these may also refer to this species.
The larvae feed on Nopalea and Opuntia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Opuntia Leaf Miner sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 625th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Opuntia Leaf Miner in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months.
Only San Antonio, in our data
San Antonio is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Opuntia Leaf Miner sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Opuntia Leaf Miner 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Opuntia Leaf Miner is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (5 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.
