Baltimore Snout

Baltimore Snout

Hypena baltimoralis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Washington

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

98 Verified sightings at Washington
65 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Baltimore Snout

Hypena baltimoralis, the Baltimore bomolocha or Baltimore hypena, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. The moth flies from April to October depending on the location. There are at least two generations in New England and additional generations southward. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
5 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
7 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Baltimore Snout in Washington?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Baltimore Snout sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 98 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 292nd most-seen of the 1807 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 Baltimore Snout in Washington?

April and June–August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Baltimore Snout in Washington on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Baltimore Snout?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Baltimore Snout sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Washington the best place to see a Baltimore Snout?

2nd of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Baltimore Snout sightings, Washington ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Baltimore (United States, about 10%).

Where does the Baltimore Snout sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Baltimore Snout is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (98 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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