Bibasis gomata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Burara gomata, commonly known as the pale green awlet, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Northeast India, the Western Ghats and parts of Southeast Asia. This revised scheme was reflected by review of morphology in Chiba, 2009, and genomic data in Toussaint et al. 2020.
The pale green awlet ranges from India, Myanmar, the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines, and the Indonesian archipelago. In India, the butterfly is found in South India up to North Kanara, and along the Himalayas from Sikkim to Assam and eastwards to Myanmar.
The type locality is Darjeeling in the north of West Bengal. This species is rare in South India but not rare in the Himalayas. The butterfly has a wingspan of 50 to 55 mm. Edward Yerbury Watson (1891) gives a detailed description:
Male. Upperside pale vinaceous brown; both wings with pale brownish yellow streaks longitudinally between the veins. Abdomen blackish brown with yellowish bands. Cilia yellowish. Underside dark brown, with the veins and longitudinal... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Awlet sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 170th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Awlet in Guangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Guangzhou's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 330 mm in June.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Pale Awlet sightings, Guangzhou ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hong Kong (China, about 10%) and Tuen Mun (China, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Pale Awlet that you can see in Guangzhou (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Indian Palm Bob (about 10%) and Grass Demon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale Awlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Guangzhou (17 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.
