Cameraria guttifinitella
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Cameraria guttifinitella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is widespread in North America. The wingspan is about 7 mm. The larvae feed on Toxicodendron pubescens and Toxicodendron radicans. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth sighting in Point Pelee National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 79th most-seen of the 196 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth in Point Pelee National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth sightings, Point Pelee National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth that you can see in Point Pelee National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Red Admiral (about 40%), Hackberry Emperor (about 40%) and Eastern Giant Swallowtail (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Point Pelee National Park (19 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.
