Hemeroplanis scopulepes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Hemeroplanis scopulepes, the variable tropic, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Hemeroplanis scopulepes is 8467. 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 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Tropic 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 255th 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.
June–August, October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Tropic Moth in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variable Tropic Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 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 Variable Tropic Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Variable Tropic Moth that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Faithful Beauty (about 20%), Florida Tussock Moth (about 20%) and Polka-Dot Wasp Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variable Tropic 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.
