Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth

Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth

Orthosia hibisci

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Great Bear Rainforest

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

14 Verified sightings at Great Bear Rainforest From 2019 to 2026
14 In 1 park
April Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth

Orthosia hibisci, the speckled green fruitworm moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of North America, except in desert regions. The habitat consists of moist forests, riparian, agricultural and urban areas.

The wingspan is 30–38 mm. The colour ranges from pale buff-grey to dark red-brown. The forewing pattern is also highly variable, from almost non-patterned to strongly banded forms. Adults are on wing from late March to April in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various hardwood plants, including species in the families Aceraceae, Ericaceae, Betulaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rosaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Fagaceae and Salicaceae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Edmonton 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
2 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
4 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
5 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth in Great Bear Rainforest?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 150th 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.

When is the best time to see a Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth in Great Bear Rainforest?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth?

Only Great Bear Rainforest, in our data

Great Bear Rainforest is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Bear Rainforest (14 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.

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