Hippotion rosetta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Hippotion rosetta, or Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth, is a species of sphingid moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth 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
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in April, August, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Jabalpur (India, about 20%) and Naha (Japan, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Oleander Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Green Pergesa Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth 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.
