Eressa confinis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Eressa confinis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in India (Sikkim, the Nilgiris), Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Taiwan and China. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Wasp-Moth sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 522nd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Wasp-Moth in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and November–February, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in June.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Wasp-Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Common Wasp-Moth sightings, Hong Kong ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kolkata (India, about 10%) and Bengaluru (India, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Common Wasp-Moth that you can see in Hong Kong (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Banyan Tussock Moth (about 20%), Orvasca subnotata (about 20%) and Zhejiang Tussock Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Wasp-Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (16 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.
