Calyptra canadensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Calyptra canadensis, the Canadian owlet or meadow rue owlet moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Charles J. S. Bethune in 1865. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina in mountains, west to Texas, north to Saskatchewan, and occasionally Alberta. This species has been also observed in Ontario. It is the only insect from the Calyptra genus to habitat North America. Adults of this species feeds on fruit.
The wingspan is 33–40 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on Thalictrum species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Canadian Owlet sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 284th 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–June and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Canadian Owlet in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–March, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Canadian Owlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Shenandoah National Park, in our data
Shenandoah National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Canadian Owlet sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Canadian Owlet that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Spongy Moth (about 40%), Isabella Tiger Moth (about 30%) and Hickory Tussock Moth (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Canadian Owlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (14 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.
