Megalopyge undulata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Megalopyge undulata is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1858. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge undulata sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 301st most-seen of the 558 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.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge undulata in Buenos Aires on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.
Only Buenos Aires, in our data
Buenos Aires is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Megalopyge undulata sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Megalopyge undulata that you can see in Buenos Aires (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Gulf Fritillary (about 40%), Southern Monarch (about 30%) and Junonia lavinia (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Megalopyge undulata is recorded against all the insects logged in Buenos Aires (19 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.
