Genus

Midgets

Elaphria

8 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyNoctuidae (Cutworm Moths and Allies)
GenusElaphria (Midgets)

Species in this group

Elaphria isse

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaphria grata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaphria nucicolora

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaphria venustula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaphria subobliqua

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaphria delenifica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Elaphria marmorata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Elaphria versicolor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Midgets

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 8	~10%
	Elaphria isse			~10%
2	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~10%
	Elaphria subobliqua			~10%
	Elaphria delenifica			<5%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Grateful Midget			~10%
4	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Sugarcane Midget			~10%
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~10%
	Rosy Marbled			~10%
6	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~10%
	Rosy Marbled			~10%
7	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	<5%
	Elaphria marmorata			<5%
8	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Variegated Midget			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Grateful Midget			~10%
	Variegated Midget			<5%
2	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	~10%
	Rosy Marbled			~10%
3	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~10%
	Sugarcane Midget			<5%
	Grateful Midget			<5%
	Variegated Midget			<5%
4	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Grateful Midget			<5%
	Variegated Midget			<5%
5	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 8	~10%
	Rosy Marbled			~10%
6	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Grateful Midget			<5%
7	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Variegated Midget			<5%
	Grateful Midget			<5%
8	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Grateful Midget			<5%
	Variegated Midget			<5%
9	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Grateful Midget			<5%
10	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 8	<5%
	Rosy Marbled			<5%
11	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Grateful Midget			<5%
12	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 8	<5%
	Rosy Marbled			<5%
13	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Grateful Midget			<5%
14	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	Variegated Midget			<5%
15	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	Variegated Midget			<5%

Midgets

Species in this group

Elaphria isse

Grateful Midget

Sugarcane Midget

Rosy Marbled

Elaphria subobliqua

Elaphria delenifica

Elaphria marmorata

Variegated Midget

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Midgets

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked