Lacinipolia renigera
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lacinipolia renigera (kidney-spotted minor or bristly cutworm) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. The moth flies from May to October depending on the location. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bristly Cutworm Moth sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 441st most-seen of the 822 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.
May, July and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bristly Cutworm Moth in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–September and November–April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bristly Cutworm Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Bristly Cutworm Moth sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 10%) and Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bristly Cutworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (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.
