Close-Banded Yellowhorn

Close-Banded Yellowhorn

Colocasia propinquilinea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

6 Verified sightings at Great Smoky Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Close-Banded Yellowhorn

Colocasia propinquilinea, the closebanded yellowhorn, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in North America from Newfoundland and Labrador, west across the southern edge of the boreal forest to central Alberta, south to North Carolina, Missouri and Arkansas.

The wingspan is 35–45 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July in the south and from May to August in the north. There is one generation per year in the north and two or more in the south. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Close-Banded Yellowhorn in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Close-Banded Yellowhorn sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 628th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Close-Banded Yellowhorn in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

March and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Close-Banded Yellowhorn in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and August–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Close-Banded Yellowhorn?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Close-Banded Yellowhorn sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Close-Banded Yellowhorn?

Only Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in our data

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Close-Banded Yellowhorn sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Close-Banded Yellowhorn live in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Same family: Noctuidae

The closest relatives of the Close-Banded Yellowhorn that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Beautiful Wood-Nymph (about 20%), Hebrew Moth (about 10%) and American Dagger (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Close-Banded Yellowhorn sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Close-Banded Yellowhorn is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (6 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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