Digrammia colorata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Digrammia colorata, the creosote moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Creosote Moth sighting in Death Valley National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 108 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Creosote Moth in Death Valley National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Creosote Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Creosote Moth sightings, Death Valley National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Joshua Tree National Park (United States, about 10%) and Big Bend National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Creosote Moth that you can see in Death Valley National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are White-Lined Sphinx (about 80%), Painted Lady (about 40%) and Western Pygmy-Blue (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Creosote Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Death Valley National Park (16 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.
