Lymantria ampla
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lymantria ampla is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lymantria ampla sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 338th 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.
January, March and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lymantria ampla in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lymantria ampla sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Lymantria ampla sightings, Chennai ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Ponnani (India, about 20%), Kochi (India, about 10%) and Kollam (India, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Lymantria ampla 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 Lymantria ampla is recorded against all the insects logged in Chennai (5 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.
