Haploa lecontei
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Haploa lecontei, or Leconte's haploa, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1832. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Georgia, west to Manitoba through Arkansas.
The wingspan is 36–50 mm. The larvae feed on various plants, including apple, blackberry, peach, spearmint and trembling aspen. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leconte's Haploa Moth sighting in Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 104 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leconte's Haploa Moth in Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among Riding Mountain National Park's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leconte's Haploa 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Leconte's Haploa Moth sightings, Riding Mountain National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 20%), Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 20%) and Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Leconte's Haploa Moth that you can see in Riding Mountain National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Virginia Ctenucha Moth (about 20%), Spotted Tussock Moth (about 10%) and Garden Tiger (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Leconte's Haploa Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Riding Mountain National Park (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.
