Macroglossum gyrans
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Macroglossum gyrans is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856 and is known from South-east Asia and Madagascar. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Macroglossum gyrans sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 237th most-seen of the 376 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and July–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Macroglossum gyrans in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and November–March, the lowest months.
Only Chennai, in our data
Chennai is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Macroglossum gyrans sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Macroglossum gyrans that you can see in Chennai (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Pellucid Hawkmoth (about 10%), Oleander Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Macroglossum gyrans is recorded against all the insects logged in Chennai (9 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.
