Comostola pyrrhogona
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Comostola pyrrhogona is a moth of the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics from India, Sri Lanka to Taiwan, and east to Vanuatu, New Caledonia, northern Australia and Norfolk Island. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Comostola pyrrhogona sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 555th 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.
July–September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Comostola pyrrhogona in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Comostola pyrrhogona 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Comostola pyrrhogona sightings, Hong Kong ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Chennai (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Comostola pyrrhogona is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (15 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.
