Common Bush Hopper

Common Bush Hopper

Ampittia dioscorides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Bengaluru

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

7 Verified sightings at Bengaluru
August Best month

About the Common Bush Hopper

Ampittia dioscorides, the common bush hopper or simply bush hopper, is a species of butterfly found in India, China, Indochina, Cambodia and on to Borneo, Sumatra and Java belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Male. Upper.side. Forewing bright golden-yellow, costal line black, outer margin with a broad even black band, slightly but squarely bulged inward at the hinder angle, a broad black baud on the hinder margin with two golden-yellow spots in it, one a little before the middle, the other a little beyond the middle; a black band running up from the middle of the hinder marginal band to the costa one-third before the apex, throwing out a cross band from above its middle and joining the marginal

band; in some examples this diseal band is disconnected from the costa from the crossbar. Hindwing blackish-brown, with an irregular-shaped, short, broad, diseal, golden yellow band, composed of spots divided by the veins, the two centre ones elongated, the lower ones small. Cilia brown, touched in parts with golden-yellow, especially at the anal angle. Underside. Forewing as above, but the extreme outer margin is more or less golden-yellow. Hindwing with the ground colour... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jabalpur 🇮🇳 India
~20%
2 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
8 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%
9 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Bush Hopper in Bengaluru?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bush Hopper sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 395th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Bush Hopper in Bengaluru?

August

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bush Hopper in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months. That is one of Bengaluru's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in January.

Is Bengaluru the best place to see a Common Bush Hopper?

10th of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Common Bush Hopper sightings, Bengaluru ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Jabalpur (India, about 20%), Kozhikode (India, about 20%) and Kolkata (India, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Common Bush Hopper live in Bengaluru?

Same family: Hesperiidae

The closest relatives of the Common Bush Hopper that you can see in Bengaluru (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Grass Demon (about 20%), Common Banded Awl (about 20%) and Giant Redeye (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Common Bush Hopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Bush Hopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (7 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.

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