Cisseps fulvicollis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cisseps fulvicollis, the yellow-collared scape moth, is a species of the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Collared Scape Moth sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 236th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Collared Scape Moth in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and December–May, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Collared Scape Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Yellow-Collared Scape Moth sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 20%), Acadia National Park (United States, about 10%) and Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-Collared Scape Moth that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Banded Tussock Moth (about 30%), Leconte's Haploa Moth (about 20%) and Giant Leopard Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Collared Scape Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (69 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.
