Petrophila kearfottalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Petrophila kearfottalis is a moth in the family Crambidae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Texas.
The larvae probably feed on algae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kearfott's Petrophila sighting in Zion National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 75th most-seen of the 114 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Kearfott's Petrophila in Zion National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kearfott's Petrophila sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Zion National Park, in our data
Zion National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Kearfott's Petrophila sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Kearfott's Petrophila that you can see in Zion National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Limenitis bredowii (about 40%), Two-Tailed Swallowtail (about 30%) and White-Lined Sphinx (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kearfott's Petrophila is recorded against all the insects logged in Zion National Park (7 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.
