Grape Fruit Piercer

Grape Fruit Piercer

Eudocima hypermnestra

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Bengaluru

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

10 Verified sightings at Bengaluru
February Best month

About the Grape Fruit Piercer

Eudocima hypermnestra is a moth of the family Erebidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in China, Thailand, Taiwan, India and Sri Lanka. 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 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Kollam 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Grape Fruit Piercer in Bengaluru?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grape Fruit Piercer sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 288th 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.

When is the best time to see a Grape Fruit Piercer in Bengaluru?

February–March and October–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grape Fruit Piercer in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in January and April–September, the lowest months.

Is Bengaluru the best place to see a Grape Fruit Piercer?

4th of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Grape Fruit Piercer sightings, Bengaluru ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kozhikode (India, about 10%), Kollam (India, about 10%) and Kochi (India, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Grape Fruit Piercer live in Bengaluru?

Same genus: Eudocima

The closest relatives of the Grape Fruit Piercer that you can see in Bengaluru (genus Eudocima, Fruit-piercing Moths) are Dot-Underwing Moth (about 20%), Common Fruit-Piercing Moth (about 10%) and Eudocima homaena (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Grape Fruit Piercer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Grape Fruit Piercer is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (10 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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