Schinia arcigera
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Schinia arcigera, the arcigera flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Arizona and Idaho, north to Saskatchewan.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in the northeast and from August to October in southern New Jersey. The larvae feed on Symphyotrichum laeve, Symphyotrichum puniceum, Symphyotrichum ericoides and Psilactis tenuis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Arcigera Flower Moth sighting in Point Pelee National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 118th most-seen of the 196 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.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Arcigera Flower Moth in Point Pelee National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Arcigera Flower Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Point Pelee National Park, in our data
Point Pelee National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Arcigera Flower Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Arcigera Flower Moth that you can see in Point Pelee National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Eight-Spotted Forester Moth (about 20%), Smeared Dagger (about 20%) and Pearly Wood-Nymph (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Arcigera Flower Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Point Pelee National Park (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.
