Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Mung Bean Moth in Bengaluru?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mung Bean Moth sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 93 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 66th most-seen of the 477 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Mung Bean Moth in Bengaluru?

Accepted Answer

December. In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mung Bean Moth in Bengaluru on a given day, against about 10% in February–June and August–October, the lowest months. That is one of Bengaluru's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 150 mm in September.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Mung Bean Moth?

Accepted Answer

Between 7 and 10 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mung Bean Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Question 4

Is Bengaluru the best place to see a Mung Bean Moth?

Accepted Answer

5th of 30. Of the 30 cities where we can rate Mung Bean Moth sightings, Bengaluru ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Vijayawada (India, about 30%), Kathmandu (Nepal, about 20%) and Vadodara (India, about 20%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Mung Bean Moth live in Bengaluru?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Crambidae. The closest relatives of the Mung Bean Moth that you can see in Bengaluru (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 30%), Pearl Grey Moth (about 10%) and Jack Fruit Borer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Mung Bean Moth sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Mung Bean Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (93 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~40%
2	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~30%
3	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
4	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~20%
5	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~20%
6	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
7	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
8	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
9	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
10	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~10%
11	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
13	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
14	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~10%
15	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
16	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	~10%
17	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
19	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
20	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	~30%
2	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	~20%
3	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	~20%
4	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	~10%
5	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	~10%
6	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~10%
7	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	~10%
8	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	~10%
9	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	~10%
10	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	~10%

Mung Bean Moth

About the Mung Bean Moth

Recent sightings of Mung Bean Moth in Bengaluru

Global Distribution

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Cities Where Found

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