Feltia subterranea
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Feltia subterranea, formerly known as Agrotis subterranea, and commonly known as the granulate cutworm, subterranean dart moth, or tawny shoulder, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, from Massachusetts and New York to California and the southern parts of the United States and Mexico. It is also present in Central America and South America where it has been reported in Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, South-East Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, and the Antilles.
The wingspan is 38–44 mm. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including over 61 hosts of economic importance. The adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 10 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Subterranean Dart sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 146 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 78th most-seen of the 693 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and July–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Subterranean Dart in San Diego on a given day, against under 5% in June and December–March, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Subterranean Dart sightings, San Diego ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%), Mesa (United States, about 10%) and Sacramento (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Subterranean Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in San Diego (146 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.
