Theretra alecto
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Levant Hawkmoth sighting in Athens on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 75th most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Levant Hawkmoth in Athens on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months. That is one of Athens's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 85 mm in December.
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.
5th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Levant Hawkmoth sightings, Athens ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Amman (Jordan, about 40%), Jerusalem (Israel, about 20%) and Izmir (Turkey, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Levant Hawkmoth that you can see in Athens (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Oleander Hawkmoth (about 10%), Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Vine Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Levant Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Athens (12 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.
