Rare Spring Moth

Rare Spring Moth

Heliomata infulata

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

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

10 Verified sightings at Shenandoah National Park From 2019 to 2026
10 In 1 park
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rare Spring Moth

Heliomata infulata, the rare spring moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Heliomata infulata is 6263. 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.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rare Spring Moth in Shenandoah National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rare Spring Moth sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 10 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 Rare Spring Moth in Shenandoah National Park?

May and June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rare Spring Moth in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Rare Spring Moth?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rare Spring Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Rare Spring Moth?

Only Shenandoah National Park, in our data

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

Where does the Rare Spring Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rare Spring Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (10 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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