Autographa mappa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Autographa mappa, the wavy chestnut Y, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868. It is found in North America from Newfoundland west across the wooded portions of Canada to Vancouver Island, south in the east to Maine, New Hampshire and Wisconsin, and in the western mountains south to Colorado and Oregon.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Urtica and Vaccinium species. 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 Wavy Chestnut Υ Moth sighting in Gros Morne National Park on a given day, based on 8 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wavy Chestnut Υ Moth in Gros Morne National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wavy Chestnut Υ Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
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 Wavy Chestnut Υ Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Wavy Chestnut Υ Moth that you can see in Gros Morne National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Large Gray Dagger (about 20%), Unmarked Dagger (about 20%) and Flame-Shouldered Dart (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wavy Chestnut Υ Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Gros Morne National Park (8 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.
