Assembly Moth

Assembly Moth

Samea ecclesialis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

8 Verified sightings at Main Ridge Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
37 In all 4 parks
August Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Assembly Moth

Samea ecclesialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States, where it has been recorded from North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas.

Adults are on wing nearly year-round in the southern part of the range. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~20%
2 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
7 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Assembly Moth in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Assembly Moth sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 195th most-seen of the 346 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Assembly Moth in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Assembly Moth in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and September–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Assembly Moth?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Assembly Moth 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.

Which relatives of the Assembly Moth live in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Same family: Crambidae

The closest relatives of the Assembly Moth that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Checkered Apogeshna Moth (about 40%), Variegated Pearl (about 40%) and Palpita persimilis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Assembly Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Assembly Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (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.

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