Hypena deceptalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Hypena deceptalis, the deceptive hypena or deceptive bomolocha moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from Manitoba to Quebec, south to Florida and Texas. It is absent from much of Gulf Coastal Plain though.
The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The moth flies from April to August. There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on Tilia americana, but the species is also found outside of the range of Tilia americana, so there must be at least one other host. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Deceptive Snout sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 7 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.
April and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Deceptive Snout in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Deceptive Snout 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Deceptive Snout sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Hypena
The closest relatives of the Deceptive Snout that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (genus Hypena) are Green Cloverworm Moth (about 10%) and Baltimore Snout (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Deceptive Snout is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (7 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.
