Ursia noctuiformis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Ursia noctuiformis is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae (the prominents). It was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1911 and it is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Ursia noctuiformis is 8002. 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 Ursia noctuiformis sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 105th most-seen of the 190 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ursia noctuiformis in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ursia noctuiformis 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 Joshua Tree National Park, in our data
Joshua Tree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ursia noctuiformis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Ursia noctuiformis that you can see in Joshua Tree National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are White-Lined Sphinx (about 40%), Painted Lady (about 40%) and California Patch (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ursia noctuiformis is recorded against all the insects logged in Joshua Tree National Park (29 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.
