Nepytia phantasmaria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Nepytia phantasmaria, the phantom hemlock looper, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Herman Strecker in 1899 and is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Nepytia phantasmaria is 6907. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phantom Hemlock Looper sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 235 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Phantom Hemlock Looper in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phantom Hemlock Looper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Great Bear Rainforest, in our data
Great Bear Rainforest is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Phantom Hemlock Looper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Phantom Hemlock Looper that you can see in Great Bear Rainforest (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Variable Carpet Moth (about 10%), Peppered Moth (about 10%) and Western Carpet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phantom Hemlock Looper is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Bear Rainforest (30 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.
