Dysphania palmyra
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Dysphania palmyra, the long blue tiger moth or blue day moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. The caterpillar is known to feed on Carallia brachiata and Camellia sinensis. Colouration is very similar to Dysphania percota. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dysphania palmyra sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th most-seen of the 182 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dysphania palmyra in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and September–December, the lowest months.
Only Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte], in our data
Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dysphania palmyra sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dysphania palmyra is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (12 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.
