Sesiidae (Clearwing Moths)

Species in this group

Biblis hyperia

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Albuna pyramidalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pyropteron chrysidiforme

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chamaesphecia annellata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tinthia xanthospila

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bembecia ichneumoniformis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Carmenta bassiformis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Clearwing Moths

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 7	~40%
	Southern Red Rim			~40%
2	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 7	~40%
	Southern Red Rim			~40%
3	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~20%
	Fireweed Clearwing Moth			~20%
4	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 7	~20%
	Southern Red Rim			~20%
5	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~20%
	Fireweed Clearwing Moth			~20%
6	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Fireweed Clearwing Moth			~10%
7	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 7	~10%
	Fiery Clearwing			~10%
8	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 7	~10%
	Chamaesphecia annellata			~10%
9	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Fireweed Clearwing Moth			~10%
10	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 7	~10%
	Tinthia xanthospila			~10%
11	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 7	~10%
	Six-Belted Clearwing			~10%
12	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~10%
	Fireweed Clearwing Moth			~10%
13	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Ironweed Clearwing Moth			<5%
14	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Fireweed Clearwing Moth			<5%
15	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Fireweed Clearwing Moth			<5%
16	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Fireweed Clearwing Moth			<5%
17	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Ironweed Clearwing Moth			<5%
18	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 7	<5%
	Fiery Clearwing			<5%
19	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 7	<5%
	Fiery Clearwing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 7	~20%
	Southern Red Rim			~20%
2	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 7	~10%
	Southern Red Rim			~10%
3	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 7	~10%
	Southern Red Rim			~10%
4	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 7	~10%
	Fiery Clearwing			~10%
5	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 7	~10%
	Southern Red Rim			~10%
6	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 7	~10%
	Fiery Clearwing			<5%
	Six-Belted Clearwing			<5%
7	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 7	~10%
	Fiery Clearwing			~10%
8	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 7	~10%
	Southern Red Rim			~10%
9	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 7	~10%
	Fiery Clearwing			~10%
10	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 7	<5%
	Fiery Clearwing			<5%
11	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 7	<5%
	Six-Belted Clearwing			<5%
12	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 7	<5%
	Six-Belted Clearwing			<5%
13	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 7	<5%
	Southern Red Rim			<5%
14	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 7	<5%
	Fiery Clearwing			<5%
15	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 7	<5%
	Six-Belted Clearwing			<5%
16	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 7	<5%
	Fiery Clearwing			<5%
17	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 7	<5%
	Fiery Clearwing			<5%
18	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 7	<5%
	Six-Belted Clearwing			<5%
19	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 7	<5%
	Southern Red Rim			<5%
20	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Ironweed Clearwing Moth			<5%
21	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 7	<5%
	Six-Belted Clearwing			<5%
22	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Ironweed Clearwing Moth			<5%
23	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Fireweed Clearwing Moth			<5%
24	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Ironweed Clearwing Moth			<5%

Clearwing Moths

Species in this group

Southern Red Rim

Fireweed Clearwing Moth

Fiery Clearwing

Chamaesphecia annellata

Tinthia xanthospila

Six-Belted Clearwing

Ironweed Clearwing Moth

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Clearwing Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked