Lymantria ampla
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lymantria ampla sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 134th 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.
June, August and October–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lymantria ampla in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, July and September, 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.
4th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Lymantria ampla sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 4th at about 10%. 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 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Sandalwood Defoliator (about 30%), Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth (about 10%) and Brown Tussock 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 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (7 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.
