Macrurocampa marthesia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Macrurocampa marthesia, commonly known as the mottled prominent, is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780 and is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Prominent sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 220th 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.
June to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Prominent in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mottled Prominent sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 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 Mottled Prominent sightings, Shenandoah National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Notodontidae
The closest relatives of the Mottled Prominent that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (family Notodontidae, Prominent Moths) are White-Dotted Prominent (about 10%), Azalea Caterpillar Moth (about 10%) and Saddled Prominent (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mottled Prominent is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (18 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.
