Apogeshna stenialis
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Apogeshna stenialis, the checkered apogeshna moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found from Maine to Florida, west to Alabama, Illinois and Ohio. It is also found in Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco), Panama, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing in spring and summer. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Checkered Apogeshna Moth sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 346 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Checkered Apogeshna Moth in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May and October, the lowest months. Those are among Main Ridge Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 230 mm in October.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Checkered Apogeshna Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Main Ridge Forest Reserve, in our data
Main Ridge Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Checkered Apogeshna Moth sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Checkered Apogeshna Moth that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Variegated Pearl (about 40%), Palpita persimilis (about 30%) and Pilocrocis guianalis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Checkered Apogeshna Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (51 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.
