Oxycnemis fusimacula
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Oxycnemis fusimacula is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by John Bernhardt Smith in 1902. It is found in California, Nevada and Baja California. The wingspan is about 24 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
Larvae have been reared on Krameria parvifolia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oxycnemis fusimacula sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 131st most-seen of the 190 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oxycnemis fusimacula in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oxycnemis fusimacula sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Joshua Tree National Park, in our data
Joshua Tree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Oxycnemis fusimacula sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Oxycnemis fusimacula that you can see in Joshua Tree National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Ridings' Forester (about 10%), Arizona Bird-Dropping Moth (about 10%) and Red-Lined Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oxycnemis fusimacula is recorded against all the insects logged in Joshua Tree National Park (10 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.
