Apatelodes torrefacta
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Apatelodes torrefacta, the spotted apatelodes, is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. The species was first described by Smith in 1797. It is found in North America from Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 32–42 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There are two generations per year in the south and one in the north. The larvae start off gray and become a bright yellow color as they mature. They feed on Fraxinus, Prunus, Acer and Quercus species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Apatelodes Moth sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 131 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Apatelodes Moth in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Apatelodes Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Spotted Apatelodes Moth sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%) and Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Spotted Apatelodes Moth that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Pipevine Swallowtail (about 70%), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (about 50%) and Silver-Spotted Skipper (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Apatelodes Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (131 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.
