Jativa castanealis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Jativa castanealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is the only species in its genus, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May and from July to October. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Belted Bantam sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 248th most-seen of the 354 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Belted Bantam in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Belted Bantam sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Saguaro National Park, in our data
Saguaro National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Belted Bantam sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Belted Bantam that you can see in Saguaro National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Desert Bantam (about 10%), Jalisco Petrophila (about 10%) and Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Belted Bantam is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro 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.
