Antheraea cingalesa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Antheraea cingalesa, the Sri Lankan tussar silk moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1883. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. 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 Sri Lankan Tussar Silk Moth sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 149th 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.
April, June, August–September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lankan Tussar Silk Moth in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May, July and October–November, 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 Sri Lankan Tussar Silk Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Sri Lankan Tussar Silk Moth that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Sandalwood Defoliator (about 30%), Common Palmfly (about 30%) and White Four Ring (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sri Lankan Tussar Silk Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (6 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.
