Euplexia benesimilis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Euplexia benesimilis, the American angle shades, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Euplexia benesimilis is 9545. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an American Angle Shades sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 235 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an American Angle Shades in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. Those are among Great Bear Rainforest's driest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 480 mm in November.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most American Angle Shades sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate American Angle Shades sightings, Great Bear Rainforest has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Acadia National Park (United States, under 5%) and Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the American Angle Shades that you can see in Great Bear Rainforest (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Large Yellow Underwing (about 20%), Large Gray Dagger (about 10%) and Comstock's Sallow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the American Angle Shades is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Bear Rainforest (27 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.
