Anticarsia irrorata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Anticarsia irrorata, the owl moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is native to the Old World tropics. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Anticarsia irrorata sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 329th most-seen of the 477 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.
February and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anticarsia irrorata in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–October, the lowest months. Those are among Bengaluru's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in September.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anticarsia irrorata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Anticarsia irrorata sightings, Bengaluru ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Chennai (India, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Anticarsia irrorata that you can see in Bengaluru (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Footman Moth (about 30%), Sandalwood Defoliator (about 20%) and Handmaiden Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anticarsia irrorata is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (8 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.
