Sabulodes aegrotata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Sabulodes aegrotata, the Omnivorous Looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Western North America, from British Columbia to California. The larvae eat a wide variety of flowering trees and plants including some agricultural crops. Its distinguishing feature is that the medial and postmedial lines intersect near the trailing edge of the wing.
This moth is common in damp coastal forests along the west coast of North America from British Columbia to California. This species has three generations per year in coastal areas and four or five generations in inland locations. Depending on temperature, egg-to-adult development takes 2 to 5 months.
Eggs are barrel-shaped, light green to reddish brown with a ring of tiny projections. Eggs are laid in clusters on leaves of the host plants and hatch after 8 or 9 days. When mature caterpillars are ready to pupate, they make pearly white to brown cocoons, hidden in between leaves. Pupation lasts 1 to 4 weeks.
The larva make shelters from silk and folded leaves where they shelter during the day and come out at night to feed. The University of California IPM Program gives a description of... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Omnivorous Looper sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 137th most-seen of the 161 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.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Omnivorous Looper in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–July and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against 10 mm in September.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Omnivorous Looper sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Omnivorous Looper sightings, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Redwood National Park (United States, about 10%) and Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Omnivorous Looper that you can see in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Walnut Spanworm Moth (about 10%) and Eupithecia zelmira (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Omnivorous Looper is recorded against all the insects logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (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.
