Parnara guttatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Parnara guttata, the common straight swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, Amur (Russian Far East), eastern China, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Korea. Its wingspan is about 40 mm.
Common straight swift larvae feed on various grasses, including rice. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Straight Swift sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 390th most-seen of the 482 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Straight Swift in Guangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Guangzhou's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 330 mm in June.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Straight Swift sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
18th of 19
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Common Straight Swift sightings, Guangzhou ranks 18th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tokyo (Japan, about 20%), Busan (South Korea, about 20%) and Daegu (South Korea, about 20%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Common Straight Swift that you can see in Guangzhou (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Indian Palm Bob (about 10%), Grass Demon (about 10%) and Pale Awlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Straight Swift is recorded against all the insects logged in Guangzhou (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.
