Sameodes cancellalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Sameodes cancellalis, also called the Banded Pearl moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852. It has a wide distribution and has been recorded from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, Taiwan, Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, New Guinea, western and southern Africa, Fiji, the Cook Islands, and Queensland, Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamshedpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Vadodara | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | New Delhi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Pearl sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 163rd most-seen of the 182 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May–June and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Pearl in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and July–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Pearl sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
9th of 17
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Banded Pearl sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Jamshedpur (India, about 30%), Vadodara (India, about 20%) and Harare (Zimbabwe, about 20%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Banded Pearl that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Glycythyma chrysorycta (about 10%), Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%) and Rice Case Bearer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Pearl is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (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.
