Cisthene subrufa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cisthene subrufa, the Tamaulipan lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in the United States in Arizona and from San Benito, Texas south to Veracruz in Mexico.
The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in August. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tamaulipan Lichen Moth sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 100th most-seen of the 431 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.
February to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tamaulipan Lichen Moth in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December and January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tamaulipan Lichen Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, in our data
Cumbres de Monterrey National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tamaulipan Lichen Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Tamaulipan Lichen Moth that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 10%), Eurylomia cordula (about 10%) and Southern Cyan Tiger Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tamaulipan Lichen Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (31 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
