Striglina scitaria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Striglina scitaria, the daincha leaf webber, is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Taiwan, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Myanmar, the Andamans, Borneo, New Guinea, Fiji and Australia. It is a major pest which mainly attacks legume crops. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Daincha Leaf Webber sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 8 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.
April and December–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Daincha Leaf Webber in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–November, the lowest months. Those are among Chennai's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 290 mm in November.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Daincha Leaf Webber sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Daincha Leaf Webber sightings, Chennai ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kochi (India, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Daincha Leaf Webber that you can see in Chennai (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Tawny Coster (about 40%), Plain Tiger Butterfly (about 40%) and Lemon Pansy (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Daincha Leaf Webber is recorded against all the insects logged in Chennai (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.
