Protodeltote albidula
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Protodeltote albidula, the pale glyph, is an owlet moth (family Noctuidae). The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. The MONA or Hodges number for Protodeltote albidula is 9048. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Glyph sighting in Glacier National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 119th most-seen of the 147 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Glyph in Glacier National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale Glyph sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pale Glyph sightings, Glacier National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 10%) and Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Pale Glyph that you can see in Glacier National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Langton's Forester (about 20%), MacCulloch's Forester Moth (about 10%) and Large Gray Dagger (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale Glyph is recorded against all the insects logged in Glacier National Park (8 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.
