Protodeltote albidula
In 3 days ~10% 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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Glyph sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 159th most-seen of the 235 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Glyph in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Great Bear Rainforest's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 480 mm in November.
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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pale Glyph sightings, Great Bear Rainforest ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 10%), Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 10%) and Glacier National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Pale Glyph 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 American Angle Shades (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 Great Bear Rainforest (10 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.
