Ceryx longipes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Ceryx longipes is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It is found in South Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Longleg Handmaiden sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 287th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Longleg Handmaiden in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February to September, the lowest months. Those are among Durban's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in June.
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Longleg Handmaiden sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Longleg Handmaiden that you can see in Durban (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Lienard's Achaea (about 10%), African Peach Moth (about 10%) and Creamstriped Owl (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Longleg Handmaiden is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (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.
