Hippotion rosetta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Hippotion rosetta, or Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth, is a species of sphingid moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 538th most-seen of the 1083 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.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months. That is one of Brisbane's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 40 mm in July.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth 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.
15th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth sightings, Brisbane ranks 15th at under 5%. The best odds are in Jabalpur (India, about 20%), Naha (Japan, about 10%) and Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (18 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.
