What are the chances of seeing a Brassy Waved Umber in Sierra Nevada National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brassy Waved Umber sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 330th most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Brassy Waved Umber in Sierra Nevada National Park?
February–March and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brassy Waved Umber in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and October–January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Brassy Waved Umber?
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brassy Waved Umber sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see a Brassy Waved Umber?
Only Sierra Nevada National Park, in our data
Sierra Nevada National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Brassy Waved Umber sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Brassy Waved Umber live in Sierra Nevada National Park?
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Brassy Waved Umber that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Vestal (about 20%), Idaea sericeata (about 20%) and Yellow Shell Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Brassy Waved Umber sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brassy Waved Umber is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (6 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.