Plagodis phlogosaria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Plagodis phlogosaria, the scorched wing or straight-lined plagodis, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in all of North America except the far south and Yukon and Alaska. The wingspan is 28–38 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on alder, basswood, birch, black cherry, chokecherry, hazel and willow. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Straight-Lined Plagodis Moth sighting in Gros Morne National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 59th most-seen of the 83 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Straight-Lined Plagodis Moth in Gros Morne National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Straight-Lined Plagodis 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.
Only Gros Morne National Park, in our data
Gros Morne National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Straight-Lined Plagodis Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Straight-Lined Plagodis Moth that you can see in Gros Morne National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Hemlock Looper Moth (about 30%), Gray Spruce Looper Moth (about 20%) and Pale Beauty (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Straight-Lined Plagodis Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Gros Morne National Park (7 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.
