Anticarsia irrorata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Anticarsia irrorata, the owl moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is native to the Old World tropics. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anticarsia irrorata sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 259th most-seen of the 376 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and October–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anticarsia irrorata in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in February–July and September, the lowest months. Those are among Chennai's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anticarsia irrorata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Anticarsia irrorata sightings, Chennai has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bengaluru (India, under 5%) and Kochi (India, under 5%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Anticarsia irrorata that you can see in Chennai (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Sandalwood Defoliator (about 30%), Dot-Underwing Moth (about 20%) and Common Fruit-Piercing Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anticarsia irrorata is recorded against all the insects logged in Chennai (10 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.
