Phaloe cruenta
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Phaloe cruenta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. It is found in South America, including Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Eupatorium inulaefolium, Artemisa absynthium, Heliothropium tiaridoides and Tournefortia brachiata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phaloe cruenta sighting in Vitória on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 75th most-seen of the 129 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, September and November–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phaloe cruenta in Vitória on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phaloe cruenta sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Phaloe cruenta sightings, Vitória has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come São Paulo (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Phaloe cruenta that you can see in Vitória (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 20%), Autochloris serra (about 10%) and Isanthrene incendiaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phaloe cruenta is recorded against all the insects logged in Vitória (8 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.
