Suastus gremius
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Suastus gremius, the Indian palm bob or palm bob, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. Male. Upperside olive-brown. Forewing with ochreous-white spots, a small one in the middle of the discocellulars, sometimes a minute one above it, three sub-apical small spots, the upper one usually minute, three discal larger spots in an oblique line, the upper one before the middle of the first median interspace, the second (somewhat oval) before the middle of the first median interspace, the third (a long oval) a little beyond the middle of the interno-median interspace; these discal spots varying much in size. Hindwing paler than the forewing, with a broad dark costal margin, lint without any markings. Cilia of both wings brownish-ochreous. Underside grey tinged with pinkish. Forewing with the inner portion below the subcostal vein suffused with black, leaving the apex broadly pinkish-grey, the spots as on the upperside. Hindwing clear pinkish-grey without any suffusion, but sparsely covered with whitish scales, a black spot near the upper end of the cell, and three in an oblique row in the median and interno-median interspaces... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Palm Bob sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 70th most-seen of the 376 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Palm Bob in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and October, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Indian Palm Bob sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
15th of 34
Of the 34 cities where we can rate Indian Palm Bob sightings, Chennai ranks 15th at about 10%. The best odds are in Mumbai (India, about 30%), Jabalpur (India, about 30%) and Karachi (Pakistan, about 20%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Indian Palm Bob that you can see in Chennai (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Parnara naso (about 30%), Common Banded Awl (about 20%) and Grass Demon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Palm Bob is recorded against all the insects logged in Chennai (57 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.
