What are the chances of seeing a Euthrix isocyma in Hong Kong?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Euthrix isocyma sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 261st 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Euthrix isocyma in Hong Kong?
February–May and July–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Euthrix isocyma in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in June and November–January, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Euthrix isocyma?
Only Hong Kong, in our data
Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Euthrix isocyma sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Euthrix isocyma live in Hong Kong?
Same family: Lasiocampidae
The closest relatives of the Euthrix isocyma that you can see in Hong Kong (family Lasiocampidae, Lappet Moths) are Trabala pallida (about 10%), Kunugia divaricata (about 10%) and Metanastria gemella (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Euthrix isocyma sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Euthrix isocyma is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (39 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.