Carposina ottawana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The peach fruit moth (Carposina sasakii) is a species of moth of the Carposinidae family. It is endemic to large parts of Asia, including Japan, Korea, China and Russia (Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai). The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an American Peach Fruit Moth sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1503rd most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an American Peach Fruit Moth in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months.
Only Austin, in our data
Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate American Peach Fruit Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the American Peach Fruit Moth that you can see in Austin (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Gulf Fritillary (about 40%), Monarch (about 30%) and Queen (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the American Peach Fruit Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (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.
