Flowing-Lined Snout

Flowing-Lined Snout

Hypena manalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Point Pelee National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

6 Verified sightings at Point Pelee National Park From 2019 to 2026
13 In all 2 parks
July Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Flowing-Lined Snout

Hypena manalis, the flowing-line hypena, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Minnesota to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas. The wingspan is 23–28 mm. The moth flies from May to September in the south and from June to August in the north. There two to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on false nettle, but have also been reared on dandelion and on dock. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Flowing-Lined Snout in Point Pelee National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flowing-Lined Snout sighting in Point Pelee National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 142nd 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.

When is the best time to see a Flowing-Lined Snout in Point Pelee National Park?

July

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Flowing-Lined Snout in Point Pelee National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Flowing-Lined Snout?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flowing-Lined Snout sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Point Pelee National Park the best place to see a Flowing-Lined Snout?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Flowing-Lined Snout sightings, Point Pelee National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Flowing-Lined Snout live in Point Pelee National Park?

Same genus: Hypena

The closest relatives of the Flowing-Lined Snout that you can see in Point Pelee National Park (genus Hypena) are Green Cloverworm Moth (about 10%) and Gray-Edged Snout (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Flowing-Lined Snout sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Flowing-Lined Snout is recorded against all the insects logged in Point Pelee National Park (6 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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