Rupela tinctella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Rupela tinctella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Mexico, Cuba, the Guianas, Trinidad, Brazil (Paraná), Paraguay and northern Argentina.
The wingspan is 20–34 mm for males and 25–42 mm for females. The forewings and hindwings of the males are pale brown or brownish ochreous. The wings of the females range from sordid white to pure white. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Satin Rupela sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 238th most-seen of the 496 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.
April–June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Satin Rupela in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Satin Rupela sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and 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 Satin Rupela sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Satin Rupela that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Orange-Spotted Flower Moth (about 10%), Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth (about 10%) and Coffee-Loving Pyrausta Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Satin Rupela is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades 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.
