Lymantria ampla
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bengaluru

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

16 Verified sightings at Bengaluru
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lymantria ampla

Lymantria ampla is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in 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 Ponnani 🇮🇳 India
~20%
2 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Kollam 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
5 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Pune 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lymantria ampla in Bengaluru?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lymantria ampla sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 234th most-seen of the 477 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lymantria ampla in Bengaluru?

February–March, May and July–August

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

What time of day is best to see a Lymantria ampla?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lymantria ampla sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Bengaluru the best place to see a Lymantria ampla?

5th of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Lymantria ampla sightings, Bengaluru ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Ponnani (India, about 20%), Kochi (India, about 10%) and Kollam (India, about 10%).

Where does the Lymantria ampla sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lymantria ampla is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (16 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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