Family

American Silkworm Moths

Apatelodidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyApatelodidae (American Silkworm Moths)

Species in this group

Apatelodes torrefacta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Apatelodes turrialba

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see American Silkworm Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Spotted Apatelodes Moth			~20%
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Spotted Apatelodes Moth			~10%
3	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~10%
	Spotted Apatelodes Moth			~10%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Apatelodes turrialba			~10%
5	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	<5%
	Apatelodes turrialba			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Spotted Apatelodes Moth			<5%
2	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Spotted Apatelodes Moth			<5%

American Silkworm Moths

Species in this group

Spotted Apatelodes Moth

Apatelodes turrialba

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see American Silkworm Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked