Leucanopsis longa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Leucanopsis longa, the long-streaked tussock moth or long-streaked halisidota, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880. It is found from North Carolina to Florida and west along the coast to eastern Texas. The habitat consists of marshes and wet sedge meadows. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Streaked Tussock Moth sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 189 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, May and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Streaked Tussock Moth in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and June–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-Streaked Tussock Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, in our data
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Long-Streaked Tussock Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Long-Streaked Tussock Moth that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Ornate Bella Moth (about 20%), Fir Tussock Moth (about 10%) and Spotted Oleander Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-Streaked Tussock Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (5 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.
