Schizura ipomaeae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Schizura ipomoeae, the morning-glory prominent moth or false unicorn caterpillar, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1841. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.
The wingspan is 36–47 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in the south and from June to August in the north. There is one generation per year in the north. The larvae feed on the leaves of various woody plants, including Fagus, Betula, Ulmus, Acer, Ipomoea, Quercus, Hamamelis, and Rosa species. Larvae can be found from May to October. The species overwinters in the pupal stage. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Morning-Glory Prominent sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 303rd most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Morning-Glory Prominent in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Morning-Glory Prominent sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 Morning-Glory Prominent sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Notodontidae
The closest relatives of the Morning-Glory Prominent that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Notodontidae, Prominent Moths) are White-Dotted Prominent (about 10%), Mottled Prominent (about 10%) and Wavy-Lined Heterocampa Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Morning-Glory Prominent is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (15 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.
