What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Moth been recorded?

Ethmia submissa occurrence evidence comes from 20 records in 3 countries and territories, from 1969 to 1990. Most records come from British Virgin Islands.

InsectaLepidopteraEthmiidaeEthmia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

20 records across 3 countries and territories, 1969–1990.

Ethmia submissa · GBIF taxon key 1845523

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: November.

3 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

historical describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where Moth has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Moth. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
British Virgin Islands 12
Jamaica 4
Puerto Rico 4
Record pattern: historical
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.