Cladara atroliturata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cladara atroliturata, the scribbler, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Cladara atroliturata is 7639. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a The Scribbler 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.
March and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a The Scribbler in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most The Scribbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
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 The Scribbler sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the The Scribbler 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the The Scribbler 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.
