Boxwood Leaftier Moth

Boxwood Leaftier Moth

Galasa nigrinodis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Shenandoah National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Shenandoah National Park From 2019 to 2026
8 In 1 park
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Boxwood Leaftier Moth

Galasa nigrinodis, the boxwood leaftier moth or boxwood webworm, is moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in eastern North America. The wingspan is 13–20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. The larvae feed on the leaves of Buxus species. They tie together and eat dead leaves of their host plant. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
10 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Boxwood Leaftier Moth in Shenandoah National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Boxwood Leaftier Moth sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 447th most-seen of the 723 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Boxwood Leaftier Moth in Shenandoah National Park?

June and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Boxwood Leaftier Moth in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Boxwood Leaftier Moth?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Boxwood Leaftier Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Boxwood Leaftier Moth?

Only Shenandoah National Park, in our data

Shenandoah National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Boxwood Leaftier Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Boxwood Leaftier Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Boxwood Leaftier Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (8 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.

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