Battaristis vittella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Battaristis vittella, the stripe-backed moth, is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United States and southern Canada. The wingspan is 8–10 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Stripe-Backed Moth sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 354th most-seen of the 496 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Stripe-Backed Moth in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–October and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange Stripe-Backed Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Everglades National Park, in our data
Everglades National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orange Stripe-Backed Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Orange Stripe-Backed Moth that you can see in Everglades National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are White Peacock (about 40%), Julia Heliconian (about 40%) and Gulf Fritillary (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange Stripe-Backed Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (11 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.
