Barasa acronyctoides
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Barasa acronyctoides is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Oriental region and east to Sulawesi and Fiji. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Barasa acronyctoides sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1005th most-seen of the 1125 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.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barasa acronyctoides in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months. That is one of Hong Kong's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 280 mm in June.
Only Hong Kong, in our data
Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Barasa acronyctoides sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nolidae
The closest relatives of the Barasa acronyctoides that you can see in Hong Kong (family Nolidae, Tufted Moths) are Meganola brunellus (about 10%), Melanographia flexilineata (about 10%) and Nola pascua (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barasa acronyctoides is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (5 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.
