Parectopa robiniella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Parectopa robiniella, the locust digitate leafminer, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is native to North America, but was accidentally introduced to Italy, where it was first found in 1970. It has now been recorded from Italy, France, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, Serbia, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine and Hungary.
The wingspan is about 5 mm. The moth flies in two to three generations per year in Hungary. The larvae feed on Robinia species, including Robinia pseudoacacia. It mines the leaves of the host plant. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 3 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 9 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 169 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 207th most-seen of the 1807 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.
June to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Washington on a given day, against under 5% in December to May, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth sightings, Washington ranks 7th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Budapest (Hungary, about 10%).
Same family: Gracillariidae
The closest relatives of the Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth that you can see in Washington (family Gracillariidae, Leaf Blotch Miner Moths) are Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth (about 10%) and Tulip Tree Leaf Miner (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (169 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.
