Eudalaca orthocosma
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Eudalaca orthocosma is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Trimmed Swift sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd most-seen of the 311 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.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Trimmed Swift in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Only Cape Town, in our data
Cape Town is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Trimmed Swift sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Trimmed Swift that you can see in Cape Town (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Large White (about 30%), Garden Acraea (about 30%) and Painted Lady (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Trimmed Swift is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (7 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.
