Golden Girdle

Golden Girdle

Sabulodes edwardsata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Yosemite National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

6 Verified sightings at Yosemite National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
October Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Golden Girdle

Sabulodes edwardsata is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Sabulodes edwardsata is 7004. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Golden Girdle in Yosemite National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Girdle sighting in Yosemite National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 192nd most-seen of the 227 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Golden Girdle in Yosemite National Park?

May and September–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Girdle in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and November–April, the lowest months. Those are among Yosemite National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 220 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Golden Girdle?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Girdle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Golden Girdle?

Only Yosemite National Park, in our data

Yosemite National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Golden Girdle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Golden Girdle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Golden Girdle is recorded against all the insects logged in Yosemite National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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