Hypena baltimoralis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Hypena baltimoralis, the Baltimore bomolocha or Baltimore hypena, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. The moth flies from April to October depending on the location. There are at least two generations in New England and additional generations southward. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Baltimore Snout sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 267th most-seen of the 723 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.
April to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Baltimore Snout in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to March, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Baltimore Snout sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Baltimore Snout sightings, Shenandoah National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 10%) and Acadia National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Hypena
The closest relatives of the Baltimore Snout that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (genus Hypena) are Green Cloverworm Moth (about 10%), Deceptive Snout (about 10%) and Gray-Edged Snout (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Baltimore Snout is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (16 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.
