Earias vittella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Earias vittella, an Asian "spotted bollworm", is a moth species in the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. Most records are from Asia, Australia and certain Pacific islands, including Fiji, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, East Africa,
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia and New Guinea. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Bollworm 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
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Bollworm in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Bengaluru's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain against almost none in January.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Bollworm sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Bengaluru, in our data
Bengaluru is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spotted Bollworm sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Bollworm 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.
