Macroglossum pyrrhosticta
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta, the maile pilau hornworm or burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth, is a hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Maile Pilau Hornworm sighting in Busan on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 31 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Maile Pilau Hornworm in Busan on a given day, against under 5% in December to August, the lowest months. Those are among Busan's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 290 mm in July.
2nd of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Maile Pilau Hornworm sightings, Busan ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Changzhou (China, about 30%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Maile Pilau Hornworm that you can see in Busan (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Pale Grass Blue (about 40%), Common Bluebottle (about 30%) and Asian Comma (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Maile Pilau Hornworm is recorded against all the insects logged in Busan (8 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.
