Genus

Petrophila

6 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyCrambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
GenusPetrophila

Species in this group

Petrophila triumphalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Petrophila opulentalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Petrophila kearfottalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Petrophila confusalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Petrophila jaliscalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Petrophila canadensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Petrophila

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	2 of 6	~30%
	🦋 Petrophila triumphalis			~20%
	Petrophila opulentalis			~10%
2	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Kearfott's Petrophila			~10%
3	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Confusing Petrophila			~10%
4	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Jalisco Petrophila			~10%
5	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Canadian Petrophila			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Jalisco Petrophila			~10%
2	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Confusing Petrophila			~10%
	Jalisco Petrophila			<5%
3	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Jalisco Petrophila			~10%
4	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Jalisco Petrophila			~10%
5	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Jalisco Petrophila			~10%
6	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Jalisco Petrophila			~10%
7	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Canadian Petrophila			~10%
8	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Kearfott's Petrophila			~10%
9	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 6	<5%
	Jalisco Petrophila			<5%
10	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Jalisco Petrophila			<5%
11	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Confusing Petrophila			<5%
12	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Confusing Petrophila			<5%
13	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Confusing Petrophila			<5%

Petrophila

Species in this group

Petrophila triumphalis

Petrophila opulentalis

Kearfott's Petrophila

Confusing Petrophila

Jalisco Petrophila

Canadian Petrophila

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Petrophila

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked