Tosale oviplagalis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Tosale oviplagalis, the dimorphic tosale moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dimorphic Tosale Moth sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 221st 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.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Dimorphic Tosale Moth in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Main Ridge Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 60 mm in February.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dimorphic Tosale Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Dimorphic Tosale Moth sightings, Main Ridge Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Dimorphic Tosale Moth that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Nachaba diplagialis (about 30%), Salobrena vacuana (about 30%) and Phidotricha erigens (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dimorphic Tosale Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (7 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.
