Oeonistis entella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Oeonistis entella, the lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in southern India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Oeonistis entella sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 433rd 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.
November to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oeonistis entella in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months. Those are among Bengaluru's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in September.
Only Bengaluru, in our data
Bengaluru is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Oeonistis entella sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Oeonistis entella 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 Oeonistis entella is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (5 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.
