Albuna pyramidalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Albuna pyramidalis, the fireweed clearwing moth, is a species of clearwing moth in the family Sesiidae. The MONA or Hodges number for Albuna pyramidalis is 2533. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fireweed Clearwing Moth sighting in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 119th most-seen of the 140 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.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fireweed Clearwing Moth in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among Grand Teton National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 85 mm in December.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fireweed Clearwing Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Fireweed Clearwing Moth sightings, Grand Teton National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kluane National Park (Canada, about 20%), Glacier National Park (United States, about 20%) and Denali National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Fireweed Clearwing Moth that you can see in Grand Teton National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Spotted Tussock Moth (about 30%), Weidemeyer's Admiral (about 30%) and Western Tent Caterpillar Moth (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fireweed Clearwing Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Grand Teton National Park (6 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.
