Pericyma cruegeri
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Pericyma cruegeri, the poinciana looper, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886. It is found in south-east Asia including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines, New Guinea, and in Australia, northern New South Wales and Queensland. Furthermore, it is an introduced species in Hawaii and Guam, where it was first detected in 1971. In Japan, it was first detected in 1986 in Ishigaki Island and the living area is expanded to Okinawa Island by 2000.
The wingspan is about 40 mm. The larvae feed on the foliage of Caesalpiniaceae species, including Peltophorum pterocarpum and Delonix regia and can cause extensive damage. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Poinciana Looper 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.
July and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Poinciana Looper in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in August–October and December–June, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Poinciana Looper 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Poinciana Looper sightings, Bengaluru ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Brisbane (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Poinciana Looper 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 Poinciana Looper 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.
