Hippotion rosetta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 211th 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, May and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth in Guangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–September and December–January, 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.
10th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth sightings, Guangzhou ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Jabalpur (India, about 20%), Naha (Japan, about 10%) and Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth that you can see in Guangzhou (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Oleander Hawkmoth (about 10%), Dull Swirled Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Theretra rhesus (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 Guangzhou (13 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.
