What are the chances of seeing a Four-Spotted Angle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Spotted Angle sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 9 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.
When is the best time to see a Four-Spotted Angle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
April–May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Spotted Angle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–March, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Four-Spotted Angle?
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Four-Spotted Angle sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Where else can you see a Four-Spotted Angle?
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 Four-Spotted Angle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Four-Spotted Angle live in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Four-Spotted Angle that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Tulip-Tree Beauty (about 30%), White-Striped Black (about 20%) and Pale Beauty (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Four-Spotted Angle sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Four-Spotted Angle is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (9 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.