Sympis rufibasis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Sympis rufibasis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Borneo east to New Guinea, the Solomons and Queensland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sympis rufibasis sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 482 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–June and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sympis rufibasis in Guangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and July–September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sympis rufibasis 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.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Sympis rufibasis sightings, Guangzhou ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 10%) and Hong Kong (China, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Sympis rufibasis that you can see in Guangzhou (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Banyan Tussock Moth (about 10%), Nyctemera adversata (about 10%) and Asota plaginota (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sympis rufibasis is recorded against all the insects logged in Guangzhou (22 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.
