Amata sperbius
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Amata sperbius is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae which was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amata sperbius sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 148th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Amata sperbius in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in February and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Hong Kong's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against 25 mm in December.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amata sperbius sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Amata sperbius sightings, Hong Kong ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Guwahati (India, about 20%), Nanning (China, about 20%) and Hanoi (Vietnam, about 20%).
Same genus: Amata
The closest relatives of the Amata sperbius that you can see in Hong Kong (genus Amata, Handmaidens) are Grote's Wasp Moth (about 10%) and Tiger-Striped Wasp Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amata sperbius is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (75 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.
