Dichomeris zonata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Dichomeris zonata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hou-Hun Li and Hong-Jian Wang in 1997. It is found in China (Hong Kong, Yunnan). The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown with the basal half of the costal margin and basal three-fourths of the posterior margin brown. There is a brown spot in the cell at the base and at the end and there are two oblique spots at the middle. There are at least three generations per year with adults recorded on wing in February and from April to November.
The larvae feed on Dalbergia benthamii. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dichomeris zonata sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 386th 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.
February, April–June and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dichomeris zonata in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in March, July–September and November–January, the lowest months.
Only Hong Kong, in our data
Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dichomeris zonata sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Dichomeris
The closest relatives of the Dichomeris zonata that you can see in Hong Kong (genus Dichomeris) are Dichomeris ochthophora (about 10%) and Dichomeris sandycitis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dichomeris zonata is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (23 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.
