Schinia luxa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Schinia luxa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona, California, Texas, New Mexico and north-western Mexico. It is typically white to light gray, sometimes (but not always) with dark grey spots.
The wingspan is 26–31 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on Mentzelia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Schinia luxa sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 300th 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.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Schinia luxa in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months. Those are among Saguaro National Park's wettest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against almost none in May.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Schinia luxa sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Saguaro National Park, in our data
Saguaro National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Schinia luxa sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Schinia luxa that you can see in Saguaro National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Staghorn Cholla Moth (about 10%) and Acontia clausula (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Schinia luxa is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro 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.
