Macroglossum bombylans
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Macroglossum bombylans, the humble hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal through China to Taiwan, Korea and Japan, with one record from the Russian Far East. It is also found in northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and the Philippines.
The wingspan is 40–52 mm. In northern China, there are two generations per year, with adults on wing from May to August. In Korea, adults have been recorded from mid-July to mid-October. Adults have been found feeding at flowers of Barleria cristata and Duranta erecta in Hong Kong, usually at dawn and late in the afternoon. Adults are also a minor fruit-piercing pest of Citrus junos in South Korea.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Rubia cordifolia in India, Rubia akane in Japan and Paederia and Stauntonia species elsewhere. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Humble Hummingbird Hawkmoth sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 177th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Humble Hummingbird Hawkmoth in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in December to July, the lowest months.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Humble Hummingbird Hawkmoth sightings, Beijing ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Sendai (Japan, about 10%) and Seoul (South Korea, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Humble Hummingbird Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Beijing (13 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.
