Cameraria guttifinitella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Cameraria guttifinitella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is widespread in North America. The wingspan is about 7 mm. The larvae feed on Toxicodendron pubescens and Toxicodendron radicans. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 204 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 199th 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 Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth in Washington on a given day, against under 5% in December to May, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner 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 8 cities where we can rate Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth sightings, Washington ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (204 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.
