Genus

Euclea Slug Moths

Euclea

8 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyLimacodidae (Slug Caterpillar Moths)
GenusEuclea (Euclea Slug Moths)

Species in this group

Euclea trichathdota

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Euclea buscki

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Euclea delphinii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euclea plugma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euclea diversa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euclea distrahens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euclea mesoamericana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euclea incisa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Euclea Slug Moths

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 8	~30%
	Euclea buscki			~20%
	Euclea distrahens			~10%
	Euclea mesoamericana			~10%
2	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 8	~20%
	Euclea trichathdota			~20%
3	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
4	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Euclea plugma			~10%
5	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 8	~10%
	🦋 Euclea diversa			~10%
6	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 8	~10%
	Euclea buscki			~10%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
9	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Euclea mesoamericana			~10%
10	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
12	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	<5%
	Green Oak-Slug Moth			<5%
13	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	<5%
	Euclea plugma			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Green Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
2	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Green Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
3	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Green Oak-Slug Moth			<5%
4	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Green Oak-Slug Moth			<5%
5	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	<5%
	Green Oak-Slug Moth			<5%
6	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			<5%
7	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			<5%
8	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			<5%

Euclea Slug Moths

Species in this group

Euclea trichathdota

Euclea buscki

Spiny Oak-Slug Moth

Euclea plugma

Euclea diversa

Euclea distrahens

Euclea mesoamericana

Green Oak-Slug Moth

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Euclea Slug Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked