Black-Dotted Glyph

Black-Dotted Glyph

Maliattha synochitis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Washington

In 3 days ~10%

7 Verified sightings at Washington
14 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Black-Dotted Glyph

Maliattha synochitis, the black-dotted maliattha or black-dotted lithacodia, is an owlet moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868. The MONA or Hodges number for Maliattha synochitis is 9049. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
4 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
7 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Dotted Glyph in Washington?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Dotted Glyph sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1424th most-seen of the 1807 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-Dotted Glyph in Washington?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Dotted Glyph in Washington on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Dotted Glyph?

Between midnight and 3 am

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

Is Washington the best place to see a Black-Dotted Glyph?

10th of 10

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Black-Dotted Glyph sightings, Washington ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%), Dallas (United States, about 10%) and Toronto (Canada, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Black-Dotted Glyph live in Washington?

Same family: Noctuidae

The closest relatives of the Black-Dotted Glyph that you can see in Washington (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are American Dagger (about 10%), American Copper Underwing (about 10%) and Smeared Dagger (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Black-Dotted Glyph sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Dotted Glyph is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (7 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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