Theretra alecto
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Theretra alecto, the Levant hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Wikipedia →
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More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Levant Hawkmoth sighting in Amman on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Levant Hawkmoth in Amman on a given day, against about 10% in February–May, September and December, the lowest months. That is one of Amman's driest months, with almost no rain against 45 mm in January.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Levant Hawkmoth 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.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Levant Hawkmoth sightings, Amman has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Jerusalem (Israel, about 20%) and Izmir (Turkey, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Levant Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Amman (5 verified sightings), 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.
