Elophila gyralis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Elophila gyralis, the waterlily borer moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 16–30 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round in the southern part of the range. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Waterlily Borer Moth sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 19 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–May, July–August and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Waterlily Borer Moth in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, June and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Waterlily Borer Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Waterlily Borer Moth sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Elophila
The closest relatives of the Waterlily Borer Moth that you can see in Everglades National Park (genus Elophila) are Waterlily Leafcutter Moth (about 10%) and Nebulous Munroessa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Waterlily Borer Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (19 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.
